The film is based on the real-life hijacking of the U.S. ship Maersk Alabama in 2009, and on the memoirs of Richard Phillips, the captain of the title. Tom Hanks is outstanding in the role ...

Inspired by the Maersk Alabama hijacking incident in 2009 where four Somali pirates seized a U.S. cargo ship sailing through the Indian Ocean, Captain Phillips features the expected tour de force ...