Just like the story it’s based on, Captain Phillips is dramatic and exciting and Greengrass’ ... It’s not hard to see the attraction of the “Based On A True Story” label.

Phillips, he says, had a bad reputation for at least 12 years prior, known as a sullen and self-righteous captain. “No one wants to sail with him,” he says.

"Captain Phillips" directed by Paul Greengrass, written by Billy Ray and starring Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, and Mahat M. Ali hits theaters today on October 11.

Captain Phillips is an intense thriller, and much of that tension comes from the true story. In April 2009, the Maersk ...

Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass' tense movie about the April 2009 hijacking of the freighter Maersk Alabama by four Somali pirates, ... Except­ — and I'll label this paragraph as a spoiler, ...

In “Captain Phillips” he tops himself. He marries the prickling intensity and spontaneity of fly-on-the-wall journalism with the sweep of epic filmmaking. Skip to content ...

Richard Phillips' 2009 rescue from Somali pirates is now an acclaimed film; David Martin talks with the actors and director - and with the captain himself ...

“Captain Phillips” has been remastered for IMAX and will open in select IMAX theaters when it debuts in theaters Oct. 11, the company announced on Monday.

Much like the captain of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama, who was rescued by the U.S. Navy after his ship was set upon by Somali pirates in April 2009, “Captain Phillips” appears to have been in ...