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Captain Phillips

Turkish title: Kaptan Phillips

“Out here survival is everything.”

2013 · 2 h 14 min
Directed by Paul Greengrass
ActionBiographyCrime

Cast

Tom Hanks Barkhad Abdi Catherine Keener

Credits

Written by: Billy Ray

Plot

In 2009, the captain of a US cargo ship is taken hostage by Somali pirates, and the Navy responds.

Sinekatalog’s take

Paul Greengrass reconstructs the 2009 hijacking of a cargo ship by Somali pirates. Tense and handheld, with a standout final scene from Tom Hanks, it avoids simple villains.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (523,716 votes)
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