Captain Phillips

Release Date: Friday, October 11, 2013 Nationwide

Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey, Michael De Luca, Catherine Keener, Scott Rudin, Barkhad Abdi, John Magaro, Billy Ray, Chris Mulkey, Corey Johnson, Max Martini, Paul Greengrass, Dana Brunetti, Michael Chernus, Yul Vazquez, David Warshofsky

PG-13 Drama N/A

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Plot

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Plot
Follows the true story of Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) 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.
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The film's director Paul Greengrass last directed News of the World and Jason Bourne. The film's writer Billy Ray last wrote Richard Jewell and Terminator: Dark Fate.

Screenwriter
Producers
Dana Brunetti
Michael De Luca
Scott Rudin
Kevin Spacey

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sustained intense sequences of menace, some violence with bloody images, and for substance use
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Out here survival is everything.
Also known as
A Captain's Duty, Captain Phillips, Maersk Alabama

Language
English

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Key Facts

  • Based on the book, "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea" by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed. MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

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Captain Phillips was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, October 11, 2013 . There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Romeo and Juliet, Machete Kills and CBGB.



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