Captain Phillips
Out here survival is everything
Would you like to buy some oil?
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. After the hijacking it turns into a tense hostage drama before the SEALS arrive.
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Credits Cast
Tom Hanks , Barkhad Abdi , Barkhad Abdirahman , Faysal Ahmed , Mahat M. Ali , Michael Chemus , Catherine Keener
Director
Paul Greengrass
Screenplay Billy Ray, from the book by Richard Phillips, Stephan Talty Music Henry Jackman Cinematography Barry Ackroyd Editing Christopher Rouse Sound formats Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat Soundtrack Available Made in 2013 Produced by Michael de Luca Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Translux, Trigger Street Productions
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FPB Report (SA) Genre Drama Language Infrequent, mild Nudity None Sex None Violence Mild to moderate, realistic Prejudice None Blasphemy Infrequent, used as exclamations Drug abuse Traditional drug: khat Comments Captain Phillips is a true story based on fact that relates the story of how Captain Phillips offered himself up for hostage to Somali pirates in order to save his ship's crew. A tense and taut drama ensues as Captain Phillips tries his best to ensure he stays alive. Complex and mature issues of Somali piracy explained. These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB . Read the Classification Guidelines .
ScreenIt Report (USA) Sex / Nudity Violence Blood / Gore / Gross Guns / Profanity Alcohol / Drugs Smoking Disrespectful / Imitative Behaviour Frightening / Jump Scenes Tense Family Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Topics to talk about
CommonSenseMedia Report (USA) Suggested age limit Positive messages Positive role models 13 Violence Sex Language Consumerism Drinking, drugs, smoking
Ratings Scale (Max) 20
South African Media Cape Argus/The Star Ann Hornaday 20
International Media ReelViews (USA) James Berardinelli 18
ScreenIt (USA) C. Fuchs 12
Metacritic.com 48 critics 17
RottenTomatoes.com 210 critics 17
RottenTomatoes.com Tomatometer 19
Movie Review Query Engine (USA) MRQE critics 16
CommonSenseMedia (USA) Staff evaluation 20
Internet (IMDB) 21414 Netizens 16
Average .. 86% 17
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