Captain Phillips

Film - 2013 - Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama

The story

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.

Directed by

Paul Greengrass

Starring

Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus

Where to watch

stan

Ratings

IMDb 7.8 out of 10

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Film · 2013 · Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama

Captain Phillips

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The story

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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Ratings
IMDb
7.8 / 10
523k votes
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93%
Tomatometer
3.78 / 5
389k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
7.5 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreAction & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Runtime2h 14m
RatedM
Release2013-10-10
Where to watch
SStan
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