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Captain Phillips
2013 134 min United States of America PG-13 16+
★8.3
Action, Drama, Thriller
Director: Paul Greengrass
📖 Based on the novel
«A Captain's Duty»
byRichard Phillips
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Description
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.
Budget:
$55M
US Gross:
$107.1M
Worldwide:
$218.79M
Starring
Tom Hanks
Actor
Barkhad Abdi
Actor
Barkhad Abdirahman
Actor
Awards
BAFTA 2014
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2014
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2014
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 2014
— Best Sound
BAFTA 2014
— Best Film Editing
Academy Awards 2014
— Best Sound Editing
Golden Globe 2014
— Best Picture (Drama)
Academy Awards 2014
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2014
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2014
— Best Picture
Golden Globe 2014
— Best Director
BAFTA 2014
— Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA 2014
— Best Actor
Golden Globe 2014
— Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA 2014
— Best Adapted Screenplay
BAFTA 2014
— David Lean Award for Direction
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014
— Best Supporting Actor
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2014
— Best Villain
Golden Globe 2014
— Best Actor (Drama)
BAFTA 2014
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2014
— Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
Key opinion
Captain Phillips is widely regarded as a visceral, tightly paced thriller that elevates the survival genre through exceptional performances and authentic direction. While most praise the nuanced interplay between the captors and the hostage, some viewers remain divided on the film's reliance on military spectacle versus its initial focus on socio-economic motivation.
| Acting | Tom Hanks delivers a raw, masterclass performance that grounds the film's escalating psychological tension. | |
| Acting | Barkhad Abdi and the supporting cast provide an equally compelling and formidable presence that elevates the narrative beyond a standard hero-villain dynamic. | |
| Cinematography | Paul Greengrass effectively utilizes documentary-style handheld camerawork to create a suffocating, claustrophobic atmosphere within the vessel and lifeboat. | |
| Pacing | The film sustains a high level of narrative momentum, keeping the audience engaged even when the outcome of the historical event is known. | |
| Theme | Viewers are split on the film's thematic evolution: some appreciate the authentic look at poverty-driven desperation, while others feel the narrative becomes overly focused on US military intervention in the final act. | |
| Screenplay | While most find the screenplay tight and efficient, some critics argue the dialogue occasionally lapses into illogic or cartoonish characterizations for the antagonists. |