Captain Phillips
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The true story of Richard Phillips, the cargo-ship captain who surrendered himself to a group of


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Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. Based on a true story, the film focuses on the Alabama’s commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (two-time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks, Best Actor, 1993, Philadelphia; Best Actor, 1994, Forrest Gump), and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. The two men are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips’ unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control.

User Reviews
zader555 2023-04-21
Awesome movie about Somali pirates highly recommended made me wanna sell all my belongings and move to Somalia to become a pirate..::: The way the pirate says “ Am the captin now “

Jack j p 2023-01-30
Fun fact: the actors playing the pirates were actually from Somalia, chosen regardless of acting experience. I think this proves that it does not take some amazing actor decades to put on an awesome performance.

Matt __W 2022-11-19
Watched it 3 times in a week, great movie

marshmollow 2020-06-28
It’s sad, entertaining, and happy, it’s a sad movie but very good

Stareric430 2020-05-21
One of my favorite movies.

The Awsome dood 2020-05-18
This is such a good movie the way they film it u feel like ur there the acting is incredible I was hooked from beginning to end I love this movie soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomuch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!u ligit have to watch this movie

i_capelthwaite 2018-03-18
Really well done movie, I was just on the edge of my seat the entire time -- literally right up until the last minute. That said, I can't imagine how Captain Phillips IRL could have gone through that ordeal then basically gone right back to work! That's crazy, plus I agree with one of the other reviewers that it's complete BS that a crew that travels dangerous water can't even arm themselves -- that's wrong. If those men had a few rifles none of those pirates would have ever gotten on the ship to start with!!

Eddie schilling 2018-02-20
Everything about this movie is amazing!

Ganglou 2017-10-08
No way else to put it

booboostrips 2017-06-01
The cinematic angles, the edits, the long shots , the quality of writing, the spot on acting, and the superb direction all add up to a spell binding thriller . Along with being true, it was cast marvelously, the scene on the beach of the somalis catches with brutal sharpness the hellish circumstances these people live in and gives not a sympathetic view but one that certainly shows how on the edge of survival is this band of robbers. Overall a movie high in production value that places a premium on presenting the story without overdone or overromanced anything. It would be easy to inflate anyones contribution but one is left feeling just the right amount of empathy for all, and a feeling that the seals REALLY know how to handle things when things go south. Fabulous moviemaking, thanks Greengrass you really know how to make em

Kevin E. Wilson 2017-05-27
Love a movie with Tom Hanks in it. Regardless of the role, he seamlessly fills that role excellently. This movie gets intense and the sad truth to this is that these events really happen. I think it demonstrates how an unarmed cargo ship needs protection in known pirate territories.

Conorg34 2016-12-17
This movie is amazing it really tells the story and is one of the best moves I've ever seen

JosiahMagnet 2016-06-24
An intense film to be remembered. What makes it more intense is the fact that this really happened. Tom Hanks was fantastic and all of the Somalis were excellent. Highly recommended.

bluestreak426 2016-05-03
Truly loved this movie

GamingToast591 2016-03-27
In this action packed movie, I think that the cast chosen for this movie was absolutely perfect, all great actors for this movie. One slight thing: although it is worth the download time, it should probably be priced at 10-11 dollars instead of $13.64 which is what I paid. But even though I didn't like the price, I still bought this movie because I absolutely love it

Anizarb 2015-10-26
Much gratitude for being born in a Country that honors Freedom, U.S.A.! Excellent movie, amazing story. The Captain was brilliant, and the tactics were fascinating. I recommend this movie. Enjoy

Baronwyn 2015-10-14
... if you bother to turn them on. Ignore some of the lower reviews that are based on this. Just turn on your subtitles in iTunes and the film is fine. An incredible film.

DannyV121 2015-01-14
I thought this movie was awesome, in my opinion one of hanks best roles

Inner Werewolf 2015-01-01
I was just in shock when I saw how amazing this movie was in college.

BCarlson 2014-12-31
This is one of the best movies that I have ever seen!

Filmh 2014-10-18
Are you serious? Was this thing nominated to Best Picture? It's awful, extremenly boring, very bad performances... Don't watch it or you'll want to pull of your eyes

Insider888 2014-10-08
Inspiring awe, what a movie specially the last seen.

Bradlitos 2014-09-09
I would like to have the option of renting this movie, can you please make available to rent.

Bhavin Patel Max 2014-07-14
Whilst Tom Hanks has played many comedic roles his turn as Captain Phillips is serious and very natural. The movie depicts the attack of a merchant ship by Somali pirates. What it does well is also show both the panic of the crew and the pirates' preparation for the attack and why they do it, so you get to see both sides. The film gets really tense and exciting and underlines the fact that Hanks isn’t just a Hollywood star but also a brilliant actor.

strawberry32117 2014-07-06
This is the best movie that has came out in a while...!!!📺👌

Awesome463673367653211065 2014-07-01
Loved the movie weird but good

triplejp13 2014-06-03
This movie is definitely the movie of the year!

Colin561 2014-05-11
Not only does the movie deeply inaccurately portray Phillips as a hero, in the face of the starkly contrasting accounts of his real life crew, but the movie also blithely ignores the sociopolitical reality of the American destruction of Somalian sovereignty that underlies the subsistence upsurge of piracy as a means of survival for former fisherman in a country whose natural government has been destroyed not once, but twice, by American foreign policy. One might wonder why in the world massively rich and influential international shipping corporations haven't found the right to arm their crews with so much as a pistol. That a few meager looking fisherman in tiny boats can somehow takeover massive vessels strains credulity. One might imagine that such a state of unpreparedness is purposeful and a pretext for the continuing demonization of a hapless country at the hands of a much more powerful foreign interest whose intrusions are self-justified by these incidents of fisherman with guns in skiffs, whose socioeconomic conditions that foreign power bears much responsibility for.

Cponto32 2014-05-04
It's about a man named Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) that has a really difficult situation with pirates. Captain Muse (Barkhad Abdi) tells Phillips that he should come with them. And Phillips' crew lost the battle because of the armed pirates. Soon Captain Phillips discovers that there is something else than kidnapping people.

Darkblaze555 2014-04-24
I usually love a lot of Tom Hank's movies but this is a movie that you just rent to pass the time and then never see again. I wasn't too impressed with it

Joj0pug 2014-04-22
While I feel this wasn't Tom's best work.....Supporting cast really drug this up from the bottom! Intense at times. This was an emotional roller coaster ride I enjoyed!

Haitham AG 2014-04-22
Nice

J. Isabelle 2014-04-20
It was overall an excellent movie. I was very emotional towards the end and cried like a baby. This is the most phenomenal movie I've seen all year.

Estest905 2014-04-20
This movie is true art. I am astounded by the emotion that this film evoked in me. I truly recommend this film to anyone who is interested in being a part of a beautifully executed story, inspired by true events. Enjoy the movie.

jharms09 2014-04-19
Tom Hanks is awesome and after he's rescued his performance is untouchable.

Jack-house 2014-04-15
Great movie, I think Tom is an incredible actor that have the power of transmitting the pain, frustration and feeling of what the captan actually lived. I highly recommend this movie.

PLAY LIST 2014-04-14
Great movie. A must see !

Legoguy54 2014-04-12
My heart pounded on some of the parts where the Somalian pirates had held Captain Phillips hostage on the lifeboat and my heart pounded faster on the parts where they showed the pirates torturing Captain Phillips on the lifeboat at the end of the movie before they got shot (tied him up and blindfolded Captain Phillips). I watched the real life documentary about Captain Phillips and I saw before the pirates got shot Captain Phillips was I think not tied up. So this story is a good way to react the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship on the high seas.

Lana D. Ray 2014-04-12
Hands down the best movie I ever saw. Watched it twice in 2 weeks!

Maria_gee1991 2014-04-10
Waste of time.

francescoluigiponti 2014-04-07
Watch it!

Sith Lord J 2014-04-06
This film proves why Tom Hanks is a 2 time Oscar winner. This Intense thriller is one of the best of it's genre in years with Hanks great performance as the Captain

Md bball 2014-04-05
"I'm the captain now" lol

Jswaa 2014-04-04
I've always loved true stories because you learn something from them. Tom Hanks should have won awards for this performance. The last minute alone deserved an award.

04CobraMan_Ford 2014-04-04
Hands Down one of the best movies I've seen in the last five years Tom Hanks is absolutely incredible in this movie.

Terrible Turners 2014-04-04
We really enjoyed this one, especially, knowing it was a true story

thatreviewerdude 2014-04-03
The ending was the BEST.

Siengo 2014-03-26
This movie has it all without going over the top.

Immortal2341 2014-03-24
Just to start out, this was a true story, and in it, most of the actual story was ON THE LIFEBOAT!! Overall, the actors and camera work made me almost believe it was the actual event! Especially the main pirate. He deserved to be nominated (haven't seen all the others, so I can't say that he should have gotten it). Must see for every living person!

cdeec4545 2014-03-22
Expected a so-so type of movie but was pleasantly surprised that it was very good and exciting. It held one's interest throughout the movie. The audio volume on two of the Somali pirates was too low in many scenes.