Captain Phillips poster
7.6

Captain Phillips

Out here survival is everything.

6,424 votes
2013
2h 14m
Released
EN
Genres
ActionDramaThriller
Synopsis

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.

Production
Columbia Pictures, Michael De Luca Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Trigger Street Productions
Box Office
Budget: $55,000,000
Revenue: $218,791,811
Languages
English, Somali
Countries
United States of America

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Popularity Score

25
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Content Rating

Family Friendly
Suitable for general audiences

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6,424
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