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Captain Phillips

  • Rated PG 13
  • 2hr 14m
  • 82

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  • Clip: Pirates Escape On Lifeboat, Take Captain Phillips Hostage
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Producer:

Khadija Alami, Michael Bronner, Dana Brunetti

Writer:

Billy Ray, Richard Phillips, Stephan Talty

Release Date:

Oct 11, 2013

Runtime:

2hr 14m

Synopsis

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Cast

  • Tom Hanks
  • Catherine Keener
  • Barkhad Abdi
  • Barkhad Abdirahman
  • Faysal Ahmed
  • Mahat M. Ali
  • Michael Chernus
  • David Warshofsky
  • Corey Johnson
  • Chris Mulkey

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Metacritic

82
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Based on 48 Critics
8.1

USER SCORE (770)

Universal acclaim based on 770 Reviews
89
Oct 9, 2013

With Captain Phillips we get a viable thriller whose conclusion is already known, and a character who reacts to circumstances rather than a personal, heroic code. And now, it’s a story preserved in brine.

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Metacritic review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
75
Oct 9, 2013

More often that not, however, Captain Phillips is riveting. Though he remains unfortunately convinced that violently shaking his camera is the best way to achieve visual urgency, Greengrass nevertheless excels at pressure-cooker scenarios.

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Metacritic review by A.A. Dowd
A.A. Dowd
The A.V. Club
100
Sep 27, 2013

The most gripping based-on-fact film so far this year.

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Metacritic review by Joe Neumaier
Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News
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