Captain Phillips

About Captain Phillips

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.

Captain Phillips (2013) is a thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass. Tom Hanks appears as Captain Richard Phillips, Barkhad Abdi as Muse, Barkhad Abdirahman as Bilal, and Faysal Ahmed as Najee.

Released in October 2013, it runs 134 minutes. Written by Billy Ray. It comes from Michael De Luca Productions and Trigger Street Productions. The story is adapted from real events.

Members will find africa, pirate, poverty, and ship in it. American members can watch it on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel. It scores 7.5 out of 10 from 7,703 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

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