FILM POSTER · Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlPirates of the Caribbean film series
Film watch order, starting point, and performer.
Captain Jack Sparrow is a pirate survivor who turns bluff, instinct, charm and apparent chaos into a style all his own—often making it difficult to tell where the act ends and the plan begins.
Release-order sequence · 5 films · 2003–2017 · 1 performerSee watch orderWATCH ORDER
Follow the 5 films in release order.
Scores shown are MoviHero movie-guide scores. Missing scores stay blank, and tied top scores remain tied.
2003 · 2h 23m
Portrayed by Johnny Depp · screen performanceThe ideal introduction to Jack's mix of swagger, improvisation, self-interest and surprisingly sharp survival instinct.
Movie guide
2006 · 2h 31m
Portrayed by Johnny Depp · screen performanceJack's debts and evasions drive a more chaotic adventure while revealing how much of his confidence is performance.
Movie guide
2007 · 2h 49m
Portrayed by Johnny Depp · screen performanceThe most crowded and alliance-heavy chapter, with Jack's instincts tested inside a much larger conflict.
Movie guide
2011 · 2h 16m
Portrayed by Johnny Depp · screen performanceA more self-contained pirate adventure that keeps Jack's opportunistic style at the center of the experience.
Movie guide
2017 · 2h 9m
Portrayed by Johnny Depp · screen performanceA later-career Jack story that leans on his reputation, comic survival instincts and the consequences surrounding his legend.
Movie guideTHE PERFORMANCE
Meet the performer and open their full MoviHero profile. Coverage below refers to linked movie guides in this sequence.
Johnny Deppscreen performanceJohnny Depp is credited as Jack Sparrow in 5 films: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
5 linked movie guides in this sequenceWHY THE CHARACTER WORKS
Jack Sparrow is built around contradiction: theatrical but observant, self-interested but repeatedly pulled into other people’s conflicts, and unpredictable without feeling random. Following him in release order shows how reputation, survival instinct and comic disruption keep colliding with real consequences.
WHO TO EXPLORE NEXT
Keep moving through the same films and screen world with a character who shares meaningful movie history.
Jack Sparrow and Cotton share 3 films, including Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
See Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlJack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann share 3 films, including Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
See Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlJack Sparrow and Governor Weatherby Swann share 3 films, including Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
See Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlJack Sparrow and Norrington share 3 films, including Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
See Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl