Captain Phillips (2013)

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Out here survival is everything.

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.

• Released: 2013-10-10
• Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 14m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 7,696 votes

Directed by Paul Greengrass.

Top cast

• Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips
• Barkhad Abdi as Muse
• Barkhad Abdirahman as Bilal
• Faysal Ahmed as Najee
• Mahat M. Ali as Elmi
• Michael Chernus as Shane Murphy
• David Warshofsky as Mike Perry
• Corey Johnson as Ken Quinn
• Chris Mulkey as John Cronan
• Yul Vazquez as Captain Frank Castellano

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Where to watch Captain Phillips

• United States: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Sony Liv, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Zee5, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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