Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips
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6 Nominations
Year	2013
Director	Paul Greengrass
Writer	Billy Ray
Starring	Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Catherine Keener
86th Academy Awards

Captain Phillips is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi and Catherine Keener. The film is based on a historical incident. The screenplay by Billy Ray is based upon the book, "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea" (2010), by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. The film was produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, and Michael De Luca. The premiere was at the 2013 New York Film Festival. The film was released on October 11, 2013.

Nominations

Best Adapted Screenplay — Billy Ray
Best Film Editing — Christopher Rouse
Best Picture — Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
Best Sound Editing — Oliver Tarney
Best Sound Mixing — Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Munro
Best Supporting Actor — Barkhad Abdi

Plot[]

Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization. The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips, and the Somali pirate captain, Muse, who takes him hostage. Phillips and Muse are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips' unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, 145 miles off the Somali coast, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control.