Tom Hanks stars in Columbia Pictures' "Captain Phillips." The most shocking moment in Captain Phillips, which re-creates the ordeal of a freighter captain kidnapped by Somali pirates, comes in the ...

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Amazon Prime Video subscribers are flocking to stream this thriller, which has long been described as one of the genre’s most ‘intense’ movies. Released in 2013, Captain Phillips stars Tom Hanks in ...

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The Tom Hanks-led biographical action thriller Captain Phillips tells the story of how a brave merchant mariner, Captain Richard Phillips, survived after pirates hijacked his ship and kidnapped him.

At first, it feels like there’s a perfunctory quality to the opening scenes of Paul Greengrass’ harrowing true-life drama Captain Phillips. The titular commercial shipping-vessel captain, Rich ...

Tom Hanks has built a career out of playing aggressively noble roles, so it’s only natural to want to see him taken down a peg. But it’s no fun to watch him suffer at the hands of Somali pirates in ...

For all the love his fictional characters have received, Tom Hanks has spent much of his career playing real American heroes, whether it be the courageous Captain Sully Sullenberger in Sully or the ...

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A vast and detailed look into the behind the scenes of Captain Phillips (2013). Paul Greengrass, Tom Hanks, cast and crew members of the film takes us to a tour inside the ship and its actual location ...

FRANKENMUTH, MI — The real-life captain whose high-seas ordeal became a Hollywood blockbuster is coming to Frankenmuth. Richard Phillips, the former cargo ship captain who was held hostage by Somali ...