Directed by:
Paul GreengrassScreenplay:
Billy RayCinematography:
Barry AckroydComposer:
Henry JackmanCast:
Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, David Warshofsky, Corey Johnson, Chris Mulkey (more)VOD (3)
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Captain Phillips is director Paul Greengrass's multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is – through Greengrass's distinctive lens – simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization. The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), and his Somali counterpart, Muse (Barkhad Abdi). Set on an incontrovertible collision course off the coast of Somalia, both men will find themselves paying the human toll for economic forces outside of their control. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Tom Hanks
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Green Mile (1999)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Catherine Keener
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Barkhad Abdi
Somalia
Best movies:
Captain Phillips (2013)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Eye in the Sky (2015)
Barkhad Abdirahman
Best movies:
Captain Phillips (2013)
Faysal Ahmed
Best movies:
Captain Phillips (2013)
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
438 Days (2019)
Mahat M. Ali
Best movies:
Captain Phillips (2013)
Michael Chernus
USA
Best movies:
Captain Phillips (2013)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
The Messenger (2009)
David Warshofsky
USA
Best movies:
Taken (2008)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Face/Off (1997)
Corey Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Chris Mulkey
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Whiplash (2014)
First Blood (1982)
Yul Vazquez
Cuba
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Traffic (2000)
Max Martini
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Contact (1997)
Omar Berdouni
Morocco
Best movies:
United 93 (2006)
Captain Phillips (2013)
The Kingdom (2007)
Mohamed Ali
Best movies:
Captain Phillips (2013)
Issak Farah Samatar
Best movies:
Captain Phillips (2013)
San Shella
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Terence Anderson
Best movies:
Captain Phillips (2013)
The King's Man (2021)
David Webber
Best movies:
Captain Phillips (2013)
Broken (2012)
The 51st State (2001)
Amr El-Bayoumi
Best movies:
Captain Phillips (2013)
Vincenzo Nicoli
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)