The plot for the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" includes a pirate named Jack Sparrow that is on the hunt for his ship that he was overthrown from by his crew. The entire crew is cursed by the gold of Cortez until all the pieces are returned to the gold chest. Jack comes into contact with the only person that can lift the curse, Will Turner, and becomes friends and allies against the british that want to hang him, and his old crew who want to kill him. They eventually come together with a young woman who has the last piece of cortez gold (Elizabeth) and end up on a wild cat and mouse game.