Captain Phillips
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
jody.b5 reviewed
October 14, 2025•
I love true stories that are done well, and this movie, most certainly, is done well.
Tom Hanks excels at what he does best. What I really appreciated was how the Pirates were represented. It showed their desperation and their physical, emotional and ethical struggles. “I am just a fisherman.”
jody.b5 reviewed
October 14, 2025•
I love true stories that are done well, and this movie, most certainly, is done well.
Tom Hanks excels at what he does best. What I really appreciated was how the Pirates were represented. It showed their desperation and their physical, emotional and ethical struggles. “I am just a fisherman.”
