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Captain Phillips

Out here survival is everything.

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.

2h 14m2013PG-13TMDb 7.5

ActionDramaThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Paul GreengrassPaul GreengrassDirectorTom HanksTom HanksCaptain Richard PhillipsBarkhad AbdiBarkhad AbdiMuseBarkhad AbdirahmanBarkhad AbdirahmanBilalFaysal AhmedFaysal AhmedNajeeMahat M. AliMahat M. AliElmiMichael ChernusMichael ChernusShane MurphyDavid WarshofskyDavid WarshofskyMike PerryCorey JohnsonCorey JohnsonKen QuinnChris MulkeyChris MulkeyJohn CronanYul VazquezYul VazquezCaptain Frank CastellanoMax MartiniMax MartiniSEAL CommanderCatherine KeenerCatherine KeenerAndrea PhillipsOmar BerdouniOmar BerdouniNemo
Mohamed AliAsad
Issak Farah SamatarHufanThomas GrubeThomas GrubeMaersk Alabama CrewMark HoldenMark HoldenMaersk Alabama CrewSan ShellaSan ShellaMaersk Alabama CrewTerence AndersonTerence AndersonMaersk Alabama Crew
Marc AnwarMaersk Alabama CrewDavid WebberDavid WebberMaersk Alabama CrewAmr El-BayoumiAmr El-BayoumiMaersk Alabama CrewVincenzo NicoliVincenzo NicoliMaersk Alabama Crew
Kapil ArunMaersk Alabama CrewLouis MahoneyLouis MahoneyMaersk Alabama CrewPeter LandiPeter LandiMaersk Alabama CrewAngus MacInnesAngus MacInnesMaersk Alabama Crew
Ian RalphMaersk Alabama Crew
Kristian Hjordt BeckMaersk Alabama Crew
Kurt LarsenMaersk Alabama Crew

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
10 October 2013
Runtime
2h 14m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
7.5 / 10 (7,745 votes)

Production

Director
Paul Greengrass
Writers
Billy Ray
Studios
Columbia Pictures, Michael De Luca Productions, Scott Rudin Productions
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$55.0M
Revenue
$218.8M
Profit
$163.8M
Return
4.0×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Somali