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Captain Phillips

Name: Captain Phillips
Director: Paul Greengrass
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2013-10-10
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali

2013 · 2h 14m · Action, Drama, Thriller

IMDb 7.8 Metacritic 82 RT 93%

Watch it tonight. Captain Phillips is a masterclass in tension from Paul Greengrass, anchored by Tom Hanks delivering one of his most raw, vulnerable performances—that final scene alone is worth your time. It's a gripping, smartly-made thriller that actually earns its thrills.

Plot

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.

Director: Paul Greengrass

Cast: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali

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