Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credits: Sony Pictures Releasing Captain Phillips is a Paul Greengrass directorial that revolves around the hijacking of a ...

Captain Phillips is a movie about a true incident. It’s about the horrific pirate attack on the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship. The story is about how the captain of the ...

This week, “Captain Phillips” opens in theaters. The film tells the story of Captain Richard Phillips, whose cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama, was hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast in 2009.

In “Captain Phillips” we meet the captain (Tom Hanks) in the office of his comfy Vermont digs as he checks his impending flight to Oman in 2009. Driving to the airport with his wife (Catherine Keener) ...

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 ...

Captain Phillips is an exciting movie that keeps the audience engaged. From the beginning, viewers are caught up in a tense and high-pressure situation. What starts as a routine voyage quickly becomes ...

An anonymous sailor slams the Somali pirate thriller for taking too many liberties. By Matt Patches Captain Phillips Trailer Screengrab Hanks - H 2013 But did Hollywood steer the true story down a ...

From headlining breaking news on CNN to fixing a spot at the top of a movie theater’s marquee, the incredible story of a merchant mariner surviving the rough waters of being held captive in foreign ...

“Captain Phillips” is based off Captain Richard Phillips’s accounts from his book, “A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea.” I was skeptic when I came to see this film ...

The saga of Captain Richard Phillips, the Massachusetts seafarer kidnapped by four Somali pirates during a routine cargo ship gig in 2009, took place under media scrutiny and played out like a high ...