The Bluff is popping out to be Prime Video’s biggest treasure but.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas leads the upcoming swashbuckling thriller as a former pirate, Ercell Bodden, who’s being hunted down by Captain Connor (Karl City). As soon as the Captain finds her, it turns into her responsibility to guard her household in any respect prices.
Forward of its launch on Prime Video, The Bluff at present has a 62% rating on Rotten Tomatoes after 13 evaluations had been tabulated. Whereas the ranking will fluctuate, it is sufficient to be designated “Recent.” Whereas the criticism is targeted on the predictable and skinny script that may have wanted extra character depth, the exhilarating motion and Chopra Jonas’ efficiency are the excessive factors of the thriller. The consensus is that The Bluff is an engrossing revenge pirate film full of well-choreographed sword combating and epic battles.
In ScreenRant’s assessment of The Bluff, Gregory Nussen lauded the brand new film as “a rollicking throwback to the swashbuckling motion of previous” and described Chopra Jonas’ position as akin to John Wick in a swashbuckling setting. They described her efficiency as “susceptible” and “deeply human,” which contrasts with “City’s cooler, calmer, extra sadistic Connor.”
The film is brutal with well-choreographed, intense fights, and “As a reinvention of the Wick mythos, The Bluff is adventurous and shocking, with simply sufficient innovation to seek out its personal treasure,” finally incomes a 7 out of 10 stars.
The Bluff has been significantly in comparison with The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise because of the swashbuckling components like buccaneers, the unique setting, and sword combating. Nonetheless, Prime Video’s model is darker and extra violent, as indicated by the brutality within the film’s trailers and the R-rating. In distinction, the Disney franchise is extra campy and has caught to a PG-13 ranking.
Regardless of the comparability, The Bluff‘s Rotten Tomatoes rating exceeds the reception of most Pirates of the Caribbean motion pictures. The scores diminished with every installment as they fell under 60%, whereas 2003’s The Curse of the Black Pearl is the franchise’s solely recent film with a stable 79%. Though there have been conversations of a sixth Pirates of the Caribbean film, the franchise has but to see a lot improvement in almost a decade, with rumors of Margot Robbie taking up whereas Johnny Depp’s return as Jack Sparrow is turning into unsure.
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Motion pictures |
Rotten Tomatoes’ Critics Rating |
Rotten Tomatoes Viewers Rating |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) |
79% |
86% |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Useless Man’s Chest (2006) |
53% |
72% |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s Finish (2007) |
43% |
72% |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) |
32% |
54% |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Useless Males Inform No Tales (2017) |
30% |
60% |
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The Bluff (2026) |
62% |
N/A |
Within the meantime, Prime Video has offered what could possibly be the right pirate-adventure substitute, particularly for viewers craving a darker depiction. It is unclear if the streamer plans on doing sequels, however that may finally rely on its streaming success and whether or not audiences want extra.
The Bluff additionally options Ismael Cruz Córdova, Safia Oakley-Inexperienced, and Temuera Morrison. Frank E. Flowers is the director, whereas additionally co-writing the story with Joe Ballarini. Chopra Jonas reunites with the Russo Bros as producers after beforehand collaborating on the Prime Video sequence, Citadel.
The Bluff will likely be out there on Prime Video on February 25, 2026.
- Launch Date
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February 25, 2026
- Runtime
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101 Minutes
- Director
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Frank E. Flowers