Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, and Orlando Bloom ranks in the 50 Best Movies on Netflix!

In our first 2016 update of our ranking of the 50 Best Movies on Netflix, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl joins the ranking!

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is the first movie of a four-movie franchise based on Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” theme park ride. It’s also the best of all four Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and it’s not even close!

Curse of the Black Pearl was written by Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert. The film was directed by Gore Verbinski.

Curse of the Black Pearl has a great cast and stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Jonathan Pryce, Zoe Saldana, and Kevin McNally.

In the film, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), two unlikely partners, come together to take on the cursed pirate crew of the Black Pearl led by Captain Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush).

Curse of the Black Pearl is a great movie! You have to check it out if you’ve avoided it this long without seeing it.

The film was nominated for five Oscars at the 2004 Academy Awards, including Best Actor in a Leading Role (Johnny Depp), Best Sound Mixing, Best Makeup, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound Editing.

If Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl isn’t exactly your cup of tea, check out the rest of our ranking of the 50 Best Movies on Netflix for more great movie picks!