Out here survival is everything
| Cast |
Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chemus, Catherine Keener |
| Director |
Paul Greengrass |
| Screenplay | Billy Ray, from the book by Richard Phillips, Stephan Talty |
| Music | Henry Jackman |
| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
| Editing | Christopher Rouse |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2013 |
| Produced by | Michael de Luca Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Translux, Trigger Street Productions |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Infrequent, mild |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Mild to moderate, realistic |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | Infrequent, used as exclamations |
| Drug abuse | Traditional drug: khat |
| Comments | Captain Phillips is a true story based on fact that relates the story of how Captain Phillips offered himself up for hostage to Somali pirates in order to save his ship's crew. A tense and taut drama ensues as Captain Phillips tries his best to ensure he stays alive. Complex and mature issues of Somali piracy explained. |
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| Suggested age limit 13 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Ann Hornaday  Hanks anchors thrilling tale. | 20 |  |
| Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Vindingryke, intelligente fliekkuns. | 15 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli Although it's too early to say whether Captain Phillips will be a player in the end-of-the-year Oscar race, there's little doubt in my mind that this will feature prominently on a list of 2013's most uncompromising thrillers. | 18 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs | 12 |  |
| Metacritic.com 48 critics | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 210 critics | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Smart, powerfully acted, and incredibly intense, Captain Phillips offers filmgoers a Hollywood biopic done right -- and offers Tom Hanks a showcase for yet another brilliant performance. | 19 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 16 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation | 20 | |
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| Internet 21414 Netizens Taut, thrilling and surprising empathetic | 16 | |
Average .. 85% | 17 | |