Ranking of “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN” Franchise Movies

Below is my ranking of the five movies in the “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN” franchise:

RANKING OF “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN” FRANCHISE MOVIES

1. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006) – Eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones’ service, while other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda.

2. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003) – Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with Jack to save his love Elizabeth Swann, the governor’s daughter, from Jack’s former pirate allies who are now undead.

3. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” (2017) – Along with Will and Elizabeth’s son Henry Turner and astronomer Carina Smyth; Jack is pursued by old rival Captain Salazar and a crew of deadly ghosts who have escaped from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea . . . notably Jack.

4. “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (2007) – Will, Elizabeth and pirate Captain Hector Barbossa must sail to the realm of the dead, navigate treachery and betrayal, and find Jack in order to make their final alliances for one last decisive battle against Lord Cutler Beckett and the East India Company.

5. “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011) – Jack and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive Fountain of Youth, only to discover that the even more notorious pirate Blackbeard and his daughter Angelica are also after it.