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Captain Phillips
2013
BiographyCrimeDramaThriller
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.
IMDB 7.8
RT 93%
Metacritic 82
StarsTom HanksCatherine KeenerBarkhad AbdiBarkhad Abdirahman
DirectorPaul Greengrass
WriterBilly Ray (screenplay)Richard Phillips (based upon the book "A Captain's Duty: Somali PiratesNavy SEALSand Dangerous Days at Sea" by)Stephan Talty (based upon the book "A Captain's Duty: Somali PiratesNavy SEALSand Dangerous Days at Sea" by)
AwardsNominated for 6 Oscars
  • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    Barkhad Abdi
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
    Billy Ray
  • Best Achievement in Film Editing
    Christopher Rouse
  • Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
    Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Munro
  • Best Achievement in Sound Editing
    Oliver Tarney
LanguageEnglishSomali
CountryUSA