Captain Phillips (2013)

Directed by

Paul Greengrass

Genre

drama film, action film, biographical film, thriller film, pirate film, survival film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 14m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 7,553 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A cargo ship captain tries to keep his crew safe when Somali pirates board and take over his vessel. The pirates then take the captain hostage and hold him on a lifeboat as the US Navy moves in to rescue him.

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What happens

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 was a critical and commercial success, 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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