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Smart, powerfully acted, and incredibly intense, Captain Phillips offers filmgoers a Hollywood biopic done right -- and offers Tom Hanks a showcase for yet another brilliant performance. Read critic reviews
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Captain Phillips: Official Clip - Two in the Water
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Movie Info
In April 2009, the U.S. containership Maersk Alabama sails toward its destination on a day that seems like any other. Suddenly, Somali pirates race toward the vessel, climb aboard and take everyone hostage. The captain of the ship, Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), looks to protect his crew from the hostile invaders, and their leader, Muse (Barkhad Abdi). The pirates are after millions of dollars, and Phillips must use his wits to make sure everyone survives and returns home safely.
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Rating: PG-13 (Some Violence|Bloody Images|Substance Use|Sustained Int. Seq. of Menace)
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Genre: Drama, Action, Mystery & thriller
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Original Language: English
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Director: Paul Greengrass
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Producer: Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
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Writer: Billy Ray
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $107.1M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Production Co: Scott Rudin Productions, Trigger Street Productions, Michael De Luca
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Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
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Tom Hanks treads familiar territory in a story of survival in the eyes of savage barbarism and a treacherous plain to deliver a fantastic adaptation of 2009 hijacking of a US cargo vessel carrying food and water through the somali basin. The cast all deliver their performances with such high-octane precision that the story flows in a fluid and massively intense perimeter. Barkhad Abdi also delivers a brilliant debut performance as Muse, "the other Captain" and manages to capture the spotlight even when he isn't saying anything. Captain Phillips is an amazing story of survival and definitely worth a watch.
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Captain Philips is very thrilling, well written and Tom Hanks's performance is extremely powerful! Paul Greengrass captures the realism and the overall film and performances are very convincing.
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Powerful and intense with excellent acting from all especially Tom Hanks, perhaps the best he's ever been.
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A remarkable performance from Tom Hanks in his middle age since we missed him from his movies from the 90's, too bad the academy didn't appreciate him enough to make the list for Best Actor.. Meanwhile, Barkhad Abdi's performance as Muse got a delightful attention from the critics with 1 BAFTA Awards and an Oscar nomination.. The story itself is quite interesting, but how Paul Greengrass made the movie is another thumbs up since he make not only a great drama but also a thrilling movie that will keep the audiences hold their breath like they been on Phillip's experience.. Overall, 'Captain Phillips' definitely one of the best movies in 2013..
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