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The poster features a gritty, moody scene with a man in glasses and a beard, his expression serious and intense, framed by the dark, industrial atmosphere of a ship's interior. The muted color palette of grays and blacks evokes a sense of tension and danger, while the bold, white text "CAPTAIN PH...

Captain Phillips

2013 · Movie · 134 min· Updated Jun 2026
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🌐English,Somali· Originally English
Budget:$55MBox Office:$219MRated:PG-13

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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 is a film that explores themes of ship, africa, fisherman. It also touches on hijacking and somalia and based on true story.

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Paul Greengrass

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Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, David Warshofsky, Corey Johnson, Chris Mulkey, Yul Vazquez

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The poster features a gritty, moody scene with a man in glasses and a beard, his expression serious and intense, framed by the dark, industrial atmosphere of a ship's interior. The muted color palette of grays and blacks evokes a sense of tension and danger, while the bold, white text "CAPTAIN PH...

Captain Phillips

2013•⭐ 7.5•134 min•Updated Jun 2026
🌐English,Somali· Originally English

Rent on Apple TV+ or buy on Apple TV+.

Budget:$55MBox Office:$219MRated:PG-13
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IMDb

7.5/10

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RT Critics

93%

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RT Audience

89%

82

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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 is a film that explores themes of ship, africa, fisherman. It also touches on hijacking and somalia and based on true story.

Director

Paul Greengrass

Cast

Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, David Warshofsky, Corey Johnson, Chris Mulkey, Yul Vazquez

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 93% based on 279 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Smart, powerfully acted, and incredibly intense, Captain Phillips offers...

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 93% based on 279 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Smart, powerfully acted, and incredibly intense, Captain Phillips offers...

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