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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.

Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

as Captain Richard Phillips

Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi

as Muse

Barkhad Abdirahman

Barkhad Abdirahman

as Bilal

Faysal Ahmed

Faysal Ahmed

as Najee

Mahat M. Ali

Mahat M. Ali

as Elmi

Michael Chernus

Michael Chernus

as Shane Murphy

David Warshofsky

David Warshofsky

as Mike Perry

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

as Ken Quinn

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

as John Cronan

Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

as Captain Frank Castellano

Reviews

kineticandroid

Allow me to start with what you likely have already read — this film is well-crafted and tense procedural about a true story. The fact that I still found it tense and exciting, even when I already knew the ending (including the oft-mentioned Captain Phillips ending scene) is a high compliment. So...

Andres Gomez

Well done movie, good script and exceptional performances. Specially by Hanks and Abdi but also the rest of the pirates crew. Hanks could have won the Oscar for this one....

DoryDarko

Let me begin by saying that Captain Phillips, as an action film, turned out to be much more than I had initially anticipated. I was expecting half drama / half moderate action film with likely a good dash of political hopscotch. It's probably a good thing then, that I knew next to nothing about the ...

The Movie Mob

**Tension and chaos flood from incredible performances, making Captain Phillip’s powerful story riveting and compelling.** Captain Phillips is a tense fast-paced movie about a heroic captain saving lives and battling for his survival from pirates in the waters off the Horn of Africa. Hanks’ perfo...

Nathan

Captain Phillips was fantastic, from start to finish. The performances were great featuring one of Tom Hanks' best. His calmness under extreme pressure was captivating but the ability to have that all crumble down once it is over was just, perfect. His raw portrayal of trauma was one of the most imp...

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