Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann set aside personal conflicts to team up with the resurrected Captain Barbossa, racing to pull Jack Sparrow out of Davy Jones' Locker. Their voyage cuts through violent storms, treacherous politics and relentless enemy ships, and uneasy truces give way to sudden betrayals. Each character has to weigh honor, love and ambition while preparing for a larger clash that could decide the future of piracy. The film mixes high seas action, supernatural peril and comic chaos, keeping the focus on character interplay rather than a single rescue. Tension builds as old debts and new alliances complicate every decision.

Directed by Gore Verbinski and released in 2007, At World's End is the third entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, with a screenplay credited to Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott and Stuart Beattie, inspired by Disney's theme park attraction.

The film was a major commercial success, drawing large international audiences and helping sustain the franchise's box office dominance in the mid 2000s, and it's performed especially well overseas.

At World's End reinforced Jack Sparrow as the franchise's center, with Johnny Depp's eccentric captain becoming deeply embedded in pop culture. Images from the film, from crowded sea battles to supernatural set pieces, turned up across advertising, Halloween costumes and attraction updates, keeping the pirate aesthetic current in mainstream media.

Audiences have given it a 7.267 out of 10 average across more than 15,000 votes, reflecting strong fan approval. Reviewers and viewers highlighted the film's elaborate visual design, comic performances and sprawling political stakes, which wrestle with loyalty, legacy, freedom and the price of command. It remains divisive among critics.