The structure he’s chosen, which takes real risks in terms of pacing, allows him to draw that straight line between Captain Phillips’s resourcefulness and the might of the U.S. Navy ...

Hanks called it "the most truly scary, intense, real-life scene" of his career ... even sued the owners of the vessel, claiming Captain Richard Phillips directly put their lives at risk.

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 ...

President of worldwide distribution Rory Bruer wrote in a leaked email that China was unlikely to allow distribution of "Captain Phillips." The movie tells the true story of how the US military ...