Captain Phillips
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"Captain Phillips" is a 2013 film directed by Paul Greengrass that dramatizes a real maritime incident. The movie depicts events that drew international attention to piracy off the coast of Somalia and the dangers faced by commercial shipping crews.
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7.5The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Released: 2013-10-10134 minDir: Paul GreengrassAction, Drama, Thriller
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips
- Barkhad Abdi as Muse
- Barkhad Abdirahman as Bilal
- Faysal Ahmed as Najee
- Mahat M. Ali as Elmi
- Michael Chernus as Shane Murphy
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IMDb
7.8/10
516,908 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
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Captain Phillips is a 2013 American biographical action-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass. Based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, the film tells the story of Captain Richard Phillips, an American merchant mariner who was taken hostage by Somali pirates. It stars Tom Hanks as Phillips, alongside Barkhad Abdi as pirate leader Abduwali Muse.
The screenplay by Billy Ray is based on Phillips's 2010 book A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea, which Phillips co-wrote with Stephan Talty. Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca served as producers on the project. It premiered at the 2013 New York Film Festival, and was theatrically released on October 11, 2013. The film emerged as a critical and commercial success, receiving acclaim from critics and grossing $220.6 million against a budget of $55 million. Captain Phillips received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Abdi.