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Tom Hanks finally meets someone who doesn't know who he is — and it's terrifying.
Box Office Hit
TMDB
75
IMDb
78
Rotten Tomatoes
93
Audience Score
89
Google
83
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Captain Phillips (2013)

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Overview

ActionDramaThriller

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.

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pirateshipbased on true storyterrorismafricafishermancommandopovertyhijackingsomali+4 more

Standout Aspects

Acting

Barkhad Abdi's debut — terrifying authenticity, zero training

Direction

Greengrass's shaky-cam actually serves the panic this time

Editing

Final 20 minutes are a masterclass in sustained dread

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want your nerves shredded·Theater: The sound design deserves massive speakers·Date Night: Only if your date likes shared trauma bonding
Heads up:Violence: Gun violence, psychological torture, navy sniper headshots·Disturbing: Starvation imagery; Somali poverty framed as causal violence
Paul Greengrass

Director

Paul Greengrass

ReleasedOct 10, 2013
Runtime2h 14m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$55M·Revenue$218.8M
Columbia Pictures
Trigger Street Productions

Top Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Captain Richard Phillips

Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi

Muse

Barkhad Abdirahman

Barkhad Abdirahman

Bilal

Faysal Ahmed

Faysal Ahmed

Najee

Mahat M. Ali

Mahat M. Ali

Elmi

Michael Chernus

Michael Chernus

Shane Murphy

David Warshofsky

David Warshofsky

Mike Perry

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

Ken Quinn

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

John Cronan

Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

Captain Frank Castellano

Max Martini

Max Martini

SEAL Commander

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Andrea Phillips

Omar Berdouni

Omar Berdouni

Nemo

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Barkhad Abdi was a limo driver in Minneapolis with zero acting experience; he beat 700 Somali actors for the role and improvised his 'look at me, I'm the captain now' line.

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