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.
Acting
Barkhad Abdi's debut — terrifying authenticity, zero training
Direction
Greengrass's shaky-cam actually serves the panic this time
Editing
Final 20 minutes are a masterclass in sustained dread
Director
Paul Greengrass
Tom Hanks
Captain Richard Phillips
Barkhad Abdi
Muse
Barkhad Abdirahman
Bilal
Faysal Ahmed
Najee
Mahat M. Ali
Elmi
Michael Chernus
Shane Murphy
David Warshofsky
Mike Perry
Corey Johnson
Ken Quinn
Chris Mulkey
John Cronan
Yul Vazquez
Captain Frank Castellano
Max Martini
SEAL Commander
Catherine Keener
Andrea Phillips
Omar Berdouni
Nemo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Barkhad Abdi was a limo driver in Minneapolis with zero acting experience; he beat 700 Somali actors for the role and improvised his 'look at me, I'm the captain now' line.
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