The most shocking moment in Captain Phillips, which re-creates the ordeal of a freighter captain kidnapped by Somali pirates, comes in the very first shot: an exterior of Phillips’ Vermont home, for ...

Like his excruciating, but in many ways vital, United 93, Paul Greengrass's latest film, Captain Phillips, is a nimble, procedural look at a real-life moment of ...

While Captain Phillips hit Netflix on July 1, 2025, this isn’t the first time the biographical drama has come to the streaming service. Captain Phillips first debuted on Netflix nine years after its ...

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 ...

“Captain Phillips” sees director Paul Greengrass take on the real-life story of Captain Rich Phillips (Tom Hanks) and an incident when he was taken hostage by Somali pirates in April 2009. Reel ...

The new month has brought in a slew of additions for movies and TV shows to watch for subscribers on Netflix. Among those added to the platform for the month of July is Captain Phillips, a Tom ...

Tom Hanks turned down this soon-to-be hit Tom Cruise vehicle in the nicest way possible, as he had another project vying for ...

[{ "name": "Inline Story Links", "component": "11821434", "insertPoint": "4th", "startingPoint": 3, "requiredCountToDisplay": "3", "maxInsertions": 5 },{ "name ...

In today's ET to GO: Tom Hanks debuts his new biographical drama Captain Phillips.

An all-new international trailer for CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, based on the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates, has just been released. The film hits theaters on ...

Tom Hanks's real-life film Captain Phillips has found a new streaming home in the UK. Originally released in 2013, the biopic from director Paul Greengrass follows the eponymous Captain Richard ...

He’s eternally anchored in gratitude. Nearly two decades after Capt. Rich Phillips endured a near-death ordeal at the hands of Somali Pirates off the East African coast, he is still constantly showing ...