Captain Phillips

  • Theatrical - Wide 2013-10-11
Box Office Gross: $218,791,811
Running Time: 134 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Columbia Pictures, Michael De Luca Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Trigger Street Productions

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9/10

Synopsis

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.

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