Captain Phillips is one of the most amazing films of the year so far and is driven by incredible performances from Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi. The story, while maybe not 100% accurate, is still amazing, intense and one that you’ll love to see.

| Original Score: A+ | Aug 15, 2024

Hanks, already an Academy Award winner, once again gave a masterful performance as the captain taking responsibility for his ship and crew.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 22, 2024

Rather than villainize one side while valorizing the other ... bring out the humanity in virtually all the central characters, pulling back on the expected gallantry typical of such a dramatization to reveal something human underneath ...

| Jul 19, 2024

Hanks is the casting coup here, and anchors (forgive the pun) the film with the sense of a normal, modest everyman who is in over his head.

| Sep 14, 2023

Greengrass puts you through the trauma and leaves you almost as shaken as the film’s protagonist when it's over.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 22, 2022

This story seems perfect for the conventional Hollywood big budget treatment. But to my surprise “Captain Phillips” steers clear of those trappings.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

Time has been kind to this meat-and-potatoes film, for quality never goes out of style.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 17, 2022

Captain Phillips is a great adult orientated thriller that has a wonderful sense of tension and a career best Tom Hanks performance. You owe it to yourself to see this.

| Original Score: 4.5 | Mar 17, 2021

The film is a technical chef-d'oeuvre. It's a study on the misanthropy of international piracy. It's a film that's far more evocative and thought-provoking than its name suggests.

| Feb 16, 2021

A terrifically tense thriller that is worth the price of a full seat, even though you'll only use the edge.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 31, 2021

Features exceptional performances, led by veteran actor Tom Hanks.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 3, 2020

Newcomer Barkhad Abdi, a Somali with no previous acting experience who beautifully captures both the desperate menace and the thoughtful humanity.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 4, 2020

Even though the ending is well known, the suspense is tangible, made through expert craftsmanship and authentic acting.

| Original Score: A | Jul 23, 2020

Tom Hanks puts on one of the best performances of his career in Captain Phillips...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 8, 2020

Paul Greengrass assimilates the dramatic events of Captain Phillips, teaching us how modern pirates operate in these times with outstanding cinematic execution. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 25, 2020

There's too much waiting and overly dramatic reflection. But the film does finish with a thrilling flourish, and the details of the cat and mouse games at sea are quite riveting.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 11, 2020

Nothing feels false and in its final 30 minutes Captain Phillips is damned near perfect.

| Original Score: 4.2/5 | Nov 21, 2019

Sadly, thanks to the Dutch film A Hijacking, which "coincidentally" hit DVD this week, Captain Phillips isn't even the best "hijacked by Somali pirates" movie in the last 6 months.

| Original Score: C | Aug 27, 2019

Mainstream films this good deserve to be celebrated, because they don't come along nearly as often as they should.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 9, 2019

It's a compelling, ripped-from-the-headlines drama that offers plenty of tension -- even if you are familiar with the story.

| Apr 9, 2019