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Tom Hanks takes the titular helm of this maritime thriller based on the true story of the MV Maersk Alabama, an American cargo ship seized by Somali pirates off the coast of Africa in 2009. As the military rescue is mobilised, Captain Richard Phillips (Hanks) and his crew must endure a terrifying ordeal at the hands of the volatile hijackers. With Bourne and United 93 director Paul Greengrass calling the shots, it's a jaw-clenching test of everyone's nerve.

2013 · 2h 14m
Director Paul Greengrass

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Captain Phillips

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Tom Hanks takes the titular helm of this maritime thriller based on the true story of the MV Maersk Alabama, an American cargo ship seized by Somali pirates off the coast of Africa in 2009. As the military rescue is mobilised, Captain Richard Phillips (Hanks) and his crew must endure a terrifying ordeal at the hands of the volatile hijackers. With Bourne and United 93 director Paul Greengrass calling the shots, it's a jaw-clenching test of everyone's nerve.

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Average 8.3
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Studio
Bravo Platoon Film Production LLC; Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
Released
2013
Run Time
2 hr 14 min
Rated
12
Region of Origin
United States
© 2013 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English, French, Somali
Audio

English (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC), French (France) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Arabic , Cantonese, Traditional , Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Czech , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , German , Greek , Hebrew , Indonesian , Italian , Korean , Norwegian , Polish , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish , Thai , Turkish

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.