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.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.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.
- Nominated for 6 Oscars
- 17 wins & 154 nominations total
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- TriviaThe line "Look at me! I'm the captain now!", was an ad-lib by Barkhad Abdi.
- GoofsCaptain Phillips unberths and leaves port all by himself. In reality, there would be a local pilot on board giving steering and engine commands which the captain then repeats to his bridge crew.
- Quotes
Muse: Look at me.
Captain Richard Phillips: Sure.
Muse: Look at me.
Captain Richard Phillips: Sure.
Muse: I'm the captain now.
- Crazy creditsBefore the end credits, it reads: "Richard Phillips returned to Vermont on April 17, 2009 and was reunited with his family. Abduwali Muse was convicted of piracy and is currently serving 33 years at the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute, Indiana. On July 25, 2010, Captain Phillips went back to sea."
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #22.48 (2013)
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Taut, thrilling and surprising empathetic
What a stunning film - the imminent threat of deadly violence tempered with the tragic circumstances that drive people to such desperate actions made for a very human story.
If Hanks is nominated for an Oscar for this, then Barkhad Abdi deserves a nomination too, because their scenes together were electric - never once did Abdi appear the junior party, every bit Hank's equal as two cunning foes trying to outfox one another.
The best lines in the film were perhaps when Phillips beseeched of Muse: "Surely there's something other than fishing and kidnapping people you could do?"
To which Muse replied, sombrely: "In America, maybe".
It's a must see, the best film I've seen this year.
If Hanks is nominated for an Oscar for this, then Barkhad Abdi deserves a nomination too, because their scenes together were electric - never once did Abdi appear the junior party, every bit Hank's equal as two cunning foes trying to outfox one another.
The best lines in the film were perhaps when Phillips beseeched of Muse: "Surely there's something other than fishing and kidnapping people you could do?"
To which Muse replied, sombrely: "In America, maybe".
It's a must see, the best film I've seen this year.
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- Colmo2k4
- Oct 10, 2013
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- A Captain's Duty
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- Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $107,100,855
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $25,718,314
- Oct 13, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $218,791,811
- Runtime2 hours 14 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
- 2.39 : 1
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