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Pirates of the Caribbean
The only films on this list that were inspired by an amusement park ride, rather than the other way around, Disney's franchise blends pirate life with the supernatural. The first movie, 2003's Curse of the Black Pearl, featured a ship full of pirates that were cursed to an eternal life as as ghostly skeletons. The film worked because of Johnny Depp's over-the-top performance as Captain Jack Sparrow, who he based on rock star Keith Richards. Three more films in the series have been released with another due in 2017. Though none have matched the greatness of the first film, all offer an escape into a sun-kissed, swashbuckling world.
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