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Captain Phillips
“Out here survival is everything.”
7.5 / 10• 2013• 2h 14m•PG-13• English
ActionDramaThriller
Storyline
The 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.
Cast & Crew
Tom Hanks
Captain Richard Phillips
Lead
Barkhad Abdi
Muse
Barkhad Abdirahman
Bilal
Faysal Ahmed
Najee
Mahat M. Ali
Elmi
Michael Chernus
Shane Murphy
David Warshofsky
Mike Perry
Corey Johnson
Ken Quinn
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Greengrass's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Captain Phillips is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
