Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003 · Movie · PG-13 · 143 min

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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 2

Its director stated on the record that "i have a great cast, I'm a huge fan of all of the classic pirate movies, There are great movies that are bombs and bad movies that succeed and so, it's down to…" 1. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 3 of 100 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic and Black 3.

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    Creator statementdirector: "I have a great cast. I'm a huge fan of all of the classic pirate movies. There are great movies that are bombs and bad movies that succeed and so, it's down to the story and performances."Phase9 Q&A Press Junket, 2003 source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 3 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 69, Hispanic 28, Black 34.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

When wily Captain Barbossa steals Jack Sparrow's ship and kidnaps the governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, her childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack to save her and recapture Jack's ship, the Black Pearl.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
100
Young Women
28
Older Men
72
Older Women
0
Advocacy3
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
69
Black
34
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Cast & Crew

Timothy Brakensiek (director) · Steven F. Beaupre (director)