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Ted Elliott has 17 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003 · Movie · Writer
Top 1%Disney+ · Included
Treasure Planet
2002 · Movie · Writer
Top 2%Disney+ · Included
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Movie · Writer
Top 4%Disney+ · Included
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 · Movie · Writer
Top 6%Disney+ · Included
Shrek
2001 · Movie · Writer
Top 9%Peacock · Included
The Road to El Dorado
2000 · Movie · Writer
Top 11%Netflix · Included
When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.
Dir. Gore Verbinski · With Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.
Dir. John Musker, Ron Clements · With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, Emma Thompson
Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down the still-beating heart of Jones. But he won’t do it alone: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are drawn back into another one of his perilous quests—assuming they can evade execution for aiding a pirate.
Dir. Gore Verbinski · With Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
After losing Captain Jack Sparrow to the locker of Davy Jones, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Barbossa journey to the ends of the earth to rescue him. And as the East India Trading Company tightens its grip on the seas under Lord Cutler Beckett—now in control of Davy Jones—the fate of piracy hangs by a thread. Now, they must unite the pirate lords for one final stand. But as loyalties are tested and alliances shift, each must ultimately choose where they stand in the battle for freedom on the high seas.
Dir. Gore Verbinski · With Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
Dir. Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson · With Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by the inhabitants.
Dir. Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul · With Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie Perez
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp that can fulfill their wishes.
Dir. John Musker, Ron Clements · With Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.
Dir. Martin Campbell · With Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Writer
Wenches Scarlett and Giselle fix each other up for their wedding, in which they would each marry their groom. Upon realizing that both their grooms were the same man, Jack Sparrow, the two wenches found themselves in an auction led by the Auctioneer. This short film serves as a prequel to The Curse of the Black Pearl, and explains just why Jack Sparrow's boat the Jolly Mon was seen sinking at the beginning of the whole story; why the wenches were so upset with him; and how Cotton lost his tongue.
Dir. James Ward Byrkit · With John Vickery, Vanessa Branch, Lauren Maher
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
Dir. Joe Dante · With Gregory Smith, Kirsten Dunst, Denis Leary
When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past, he's not sure if it's love...or if she's a ruthless con artist using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth.
Dir. Rob Marshall · With Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Dir. Jon Turteltaub · With Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha
The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Government agency reps Sam Givens, Andrew Nivens, and Mary Sefton must stop the aliens.
Dir. Stuart Orme · With Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner
Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.
Dir. Martin Campbell · With Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Adrian Alonso
The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.
Dir. Gore Verbinski · With Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.
Dir. Richard Greenberg · With Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.
Dir. Roland Emmerich · With Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo
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