Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow to rescue the governor's daughter from a band of cursed buccaneers led by the villainous Captain Barbossa, who are in search of a mystical Aztec treasure that has left them undead. This adventure film directed by Gore Verbinski stars Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley, and was a commercial and critical success, spawning a popular movie franchise.