Captain Phillips ( film ) - wikipedia Captain Phillips ( film ) Captain Phillips Theatrical release poster Directed by Paul Greengrass Produced by Scott Rudin Dana Brunetti Michael De Luca Screenplay by Billy Ray Based on A Captain 's Duty by Richard Phillips Stephan Talty Starring Tom Hanks Barkhad Abdi Music by Henry Jackman Cinematography Barry Ackroyd Edited by Christopher Rouse Production company Scott Rudin Productions Michael De Luca Productions Trigger Street Productions Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date September 27, 2013 ( 2013 - 09 - 27 ) ( NYFF ) October 11, 2013 ( 2013 - 10 - 11 ) ( United States ) Running time 134 minutes Country United States Language English Somali Budget $55 million Box office $218.8 million Captain Phillips is a 2013 American biographical survival thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi. The film is inspired by the true story of the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, an incident during which merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips was taken hostage by pirates in the Indian Ocean led by Abduwali Muse. The screenplay by Billy Ray is based on the 2010 book A Captain 's Duty : Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca served as producers on the project. It premiered at the 2013 New York Film Festival, and was theatrically released on October 11, 2013. The film emerged as a box office success grossing over $218 million against a budget of $55 million. In 2014, Captain Phillips received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Abdi. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Filming 3.3 Music 4 Release 4.1 Box Office 4.2 Critical reception 4.2. 1 Film critic Top Ten lists 4.3 Home media 5 Accolades 6 Historical accuracy 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links Plot Richard Phillips takes command of MV Maersk Alabama, an unarmed container ship from the Port of Salalah in Oman, with orders to sail through the Gulf of Aden to Mombasa, Kenya. Wary of pirate activity off the coast of the Horn of Africa, he and First Officer Shane Murphy order strict security precautions on the vessel and carry out practice drills. During a drill, the vessel is chased by Somali pirates in two skiffs, and Phillips calls for help. Knowing that the pirates are listening to radio traffic, he pretends to call a warship, requesting immediate air support. One skiff turns around in response, and the other -- manned by four heavily armed pirates led by Abduwali Muse -- loses engine power trying to steer through Maersk Alabama 's wake. The next day, Muse 's skiff, now fitted with two outboard engines, returns with the same four pirates aboard. Despite the best efforts of Phillips and his crew, the pirates secure their ladder to the Maersk Alabama. As they board, Phillips tells the crew to hide in the engine room and allows himself to be captured. He offers Muse the $30,000 in the ship 's safe, but Muse 's orders are to ransom the ship and crew in exchange for millions of dollars of insurance money from the shipping company. While they search the ship, Murphy sees that the youngest pirate Bilal does not have sandals and tells the crew to line the engine room hallway with broken glass. Chief Engineer Mike Perry cuts power to the ship, plunging the lower decks into darkness. Bilal cuts his feet when they reach the engine room, and Muse continues to search alone. The crew members ambush Muse, holding him at knifepoint, and arrange to release him and the other pirates into a lifeboat. However, Muse 's right - hand man Nour Najee refuses to board the lifeboat with Muse unless Phillips goes with them. Once all are on the lifeboat, Najee attacks Phillips, forcing him into the vessel before launching the boat with all five of them on board. As the lifeboat heads for Somalia, tensions flare between the pirates as they run low on the plant - based amphetamine khat and lose contact with their mother ship. Najee becomes agitated and tries to convince the others to kill Phillips. They are later intercepted by the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Bainbridge. Bainbridge 's captain Frank Castellano is ordered to prevent the pirates from reaching the Somali coast by any means necessary. Even when additional ships arrive, Muse asserts that he has come too far and will not surrender. The negotiators are unable to change his mind and a DEVGRU SEAL team parachutes in to intervene, while Phillips makes an unsuccessful attempt to escape from the lifeboat before being quickly recaptured and repeatedly beaten by Najee. While three SEAL marksmen get into positions, Castellano and the SEALs continue to try to find a peaceful solution, eventually taking the lifeboat under tow. Muse agrees to board Bainbridge, where he is told that his clan elders have arrived to negotiate Phillips 's ransom. In the lifeboat, Phillips prepares a goodbye letter to his wife in case he is killed, while Najee decides to take full control. Najee spots Phillips writing the letter and beats him further. Phillips retaliates by wrestling Najee until Bilal subdues Phillips by striking him in the back with his AK - 47, injuring him. Najee convinces Bilal and Elmi that Phillips must be killed. The pirates tie up and blindfold Phillips, leaving him to say his final goodbyes. As the pirates prepare to shoot Phillips, Bainbridge 's crew stops the tow, causing Bilal and Najee to lose balance. This gives the marksmen three clear shots and they simultaneously kill all three pirates. Muse is arrested and taken into custody for piracy. Phillips is rescued from the lifeboat and treated. Although in shock and disoriented, he thanks the rescue team for saving his life. Before the credits it is revealed Richard Phillips soon returned to sea after his recovery while Abduwali Muse was sentenced to 33 years in jail for orchestrating the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, and the kidnap and attempted murder of Richard Phillips. Cast Tom Hanks ( left ) portrayed Richard Phillips ( right ). Tom Hanks as Richard `` Rich '' Phillips / `` Irish '', captain of MV Maersk Alabama Barkhad Abdi as Abduwali Muse, pirate leader Barkhad Abdirahman as Adan Bilal Faysal Ahmed as Nour Najee Mahat M. Ali as Walid Elmi Catherine Keener as Andrea Phillips Michael Chernus as Shane Murphy, first officer of MV Maersk Alabama David Warshofsky as Mike Perry, chief engineer, MV Maersk Alabama Corey Johnson as Ken Quinn, helmsman, MV Maersk Alabama Chris Mulkey as John Cronan, senior crew member, MV Maersk Alabama Mark Holden as William Rios, boatswain, MV Maersk Alabama Yul Vazquez as Commander Frank Castellano, commanding officer, USS Bainbridge Max Martini as U.S. Navy SEAL commander Omar Berdouni as Nemo, Somali - language translator working for the U.S. Navy as part of Mission Essential Mohamed Ali as Assad Issak Farah Samatar as Hufan Uncredited : Hospital Corpsman Second Class Danielle Albert as Chief Hospital Corpsman O'Brien Fire Control Technician First Class ( SW ) Nathan Cobler as Hospital Corpsman First Class Cobler Production Development Barkhad Abdi portrayed Abduwali Muse Sony Pictures optioned the film rights shortly after the publication of Richard Phillips ' memoir A Captain 's Duty in 2010. In March 2011, actor Tom Hanks attached himself to the project after reading a draft of the screenplay by Billy Ray. Director Paul Greengrass was offered the helm of the untitled film adaptation during the following June. A worldwide search subsequently began to find the film 's supporting Somali cast. From this search, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, and Mahat M. Ali were chosen from among more than 700 participants at a 2011 casting call at the Brian Coyle Community Center in Cedar - Riverside, Minneapolis. The four actors were selected, according to search casting director Debbie DeLisi, because they were `` the chosen ones, that anointed group that stuck out. '' Producers visited the National Navy UDT - SEAL Museum to see the bullet - scarred, five - ton fiberglass lifeboat aboard which the pirates held Capt. Phillips hostage so that they could accurately re-create the boat and interiors for the set. They were also able to view an example of the Boeing Insitu ScanEagle UAV used to monitor the crisis, as well as the Mark 11 Mod 0 ( SR - 25 ) sniper rifle ( the type used by the U.S. Navy SEALs ), both also on display at the museum. Filming Principal photography for Captain Phillips began on March 26, 2012. Filming took place off the coast of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. Nine weeks were spent filming aboard the Alexander Maersk, a container ship identical to the Maersk Alabama ; it was chartered on commercial terms. The USS Truxtun, an Arleigh Burke - class destroyer and sister ship of USS Bainbridge, served as a set piece in the film. Music The film score to Captain Phillips was composed by Henry Jackman. A soundtrack album for the film was released in physical forms on October 15, 2013 by Varèse Sarabande. Additional songs featured in the film include : `` Up in Here '' by KOVAS `` Hilm B Hilm '' by Musa Hanhan `` Wonderful Tonight '' by Eric Clapton `` The End '' by John Powell, a track from Greengrass ' 2006 film United 93 Release Box office Captain Phillips grossed $107.1 million in North America and $111.7 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $218.8 million, against its budget of $55 million. It made a net profit of $39 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film. The film grossed $25.7 million in its opening weekend, finishing second place at the box office behind Gravity ( $43.2 million ). Critical Reception Captain Phillips premiered on September 20, 2013, opening the 2013 New York Film Festival. The film was praised for its direction, screenplay, production values, cinematography, and the performances of Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 93 % based on 248 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Smart, powerfully acted, and incredibly intense, Captain Phillips offers filmgoers a Hollywood biopic done right -- and offers Tom Hanks a showcase for yet another brilliant performance. '' On Metacritic, the film has a score of 83 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating `` universal acclaim ''. The film was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture ( Drama ), Best Actor in a Drama ( Hanks ), Best Supporting Actor ( Abdi ) and Best Director ( Greengrass ). It did not win in any of the categories. The film was also nominated for nine British Academy Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Direction ( Greengrass ), Best Actor ( Hanks ), Best Supporting Actor ( Abdi ), and Best Adapted Screenplay. Abdi won the film 's only award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was also nominated for six Academy Awards ; Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor ( Abdi ), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing. It did not win in any of the categories. Film critic Top Ten lists Various American critics have named the film as one of the best of 2013. 1st -- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times 2nd -- Empire 3rd -- Lou Lumenick, New York Post 3rd -- Roger Moore, Movie Nation 4th -- Rafer Guzmán, Newsday 4th -- Anne Thompson, Indiewire 5th -- Christopher Orr, The Atlantic 5th -- Chris Nastawaty, Entertainment Weekly 5th -- Kyle Smith, New York Post 5th -- Matt Singer, The Dissolve 5th -- Christopher Rosen & Mike Ryan, Huffington Post 6th -- Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun - Times 6th -- Mara Reinstein, Us Weekly 6th -- Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News 6th -- Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle 7th -- Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair 7th -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 7th -- Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News 8th -- Sasha Stone, Awards Daily 8th -- Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post 8th -- Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 9th -- Genevieve Koski, The Dissolve 9th -- Mike Scott, The Times - Picayune 9th -- James Berardinelli, Reelviews Best of 2013 ( listed alphabetically, not ranked ) -- David Denby, The New Yorker Best of 2013 ( listed alphabetically, not ranked ) -- Manohla Dargis, The New York Times Home Media Captain Phillips was released on Blu - ray Disc and DVD on January 21, 2014. Accolades Awards Award Recipient ( s ) Result Ref. AACTA International Awards Best Film Captain Phillips Nominated Best Direction Paul Greengrass Nominated Best Actor Tom Hanks Nominated Academy Awards Best Picture Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca Nominated Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Nominated Best Film Editing Christopher Rouse Nominated Best Sound Editing Oliver Tarney Nominated Best Sound Mixing Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro Nominated Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi Nominated Best Screenplay, Adapted Billy Ray Nominated Best Editing Christopher Rouse Nominated American Cinema Editors Best Edited Feature Film -- Dramatic Christopher Rouse Won American Film Institute Top Ten Films of the Year Captain Phillips Won American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Barry Ackroyd Nominated Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design -- Contemporary Film Paul Kirby Nominated Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Won Best Breakthrough Performance -- Male Barkhad Abdi Won British Academy Film Awards Best Film Captain Phillips Nominated Best Director Paul Greengrass Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi Won Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Nominated Best Cinematography Barry Ackroyd Nominated Best Original Music Henry Jackman Nominated Best Editing Christopher Rouse Nominated Best Sound Captain Phillips Nominated Casting Society of America Big Budget Drama Francine Maisler and Donna M. Belajac Nominated Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Nominated Most Promising Performer Barkhad Abdi Nominated Cinema Audio Society Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing -- Motion Picture -- Live Action Chris Munro, Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Al Clay, Howard London and Glen Gathard Nominated Detroit Film Critics Society Best Director Paul Greengrass Nominated Best Actor Tom Hanks Nominated Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Nominated Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Direction -- Feature Film Paul Greengrass Nominated Empire Awards Best Film Captain Phillips Nominated Best Thriller Captain Phillips Nominated Best Actor Tom Hanks Nominated Best Director Paul Greengrass Nominated Best Male Newcomer Barkhad Abdi Nominated Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture -- Drama Captain Phillips Nominated Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama Tom Hanks Nominated Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture Barkhad Abdi Nominated Best Director Paul Greengrass Nominated London Film Critics Circle Actor of the Year Tom Hanks Nominated Supporting Actor of the Year Barkhad Abdi Won Director of the Year Paul Greengrass Nominated Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing : Sound Effects & Foley in a Feature Film Oliver Tarney Nominated Best Sound Editing : Dialogue & ADR in a Feature Film Oliver Tarney Won Online Film Critics Society Best Actor Tom Hanks Nominated Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Nominated People 's Choice Awards Favorite Dramatic Movie Captain Phillips Nominated Producers Guild of America Awards Best Theatrical Motion Picture Captain Phillips Nominated San Diego Film Critics Society Best Actor Tom Hanks Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Nominated Best Editing Christopher Rouse Won San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Nominated Best Editing Christopher Rouse Nominated Satellite Awards Best Film Captain Phillips Nominated Best Director Paul Greengrass Nominated Best Actor -- Motion Picture Tom Hanks Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Nominated Best Sound Captain Phillips Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi Nominated St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Nominated Best Scene The scene near the end of the film when Phillips is being checked out by military medical personnel and breaks down. Nominated USC Scripter Award USC Libraries Scripter Award Richard Philips, Stephan Talty and Billy Ray Nominated Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Nominated Historical Accuracy Capt. Phillips was held captive in the lifeboat by pirates for five days. In a New York Post article, some of the crew members of the Maersk Alabama accused the film of being inaccurate in facts and the portrayal of Phillips, claiming that Phillips was not as heroic as the film depicts him. Mike Perry, the chief engineer of the Maersk Alabama, also asserted in a CNN interview that the film does not tell the true story. The film 's director Paul Greengrass publicly stated that he `` stands behind the authenticity of Captain Phillips, '' despite complaints of inaccuracy with how the film portrays the events surrounding the hijacking, and `` at the end of the day, it is easy to make anonymous accusations against a film (... ) but the facts are clear (... ) Captain Phillips ' ship was attacked, and the ship and the crew and its cargo made it safely to port with no injuries or loss of life (... ) That 's the story we told, and it 's an accurate one. '' Phillips ' first mate Shane Murphy stated in an interview with Vulture published on October 13, 2013 that he was satisfied with how the movie portrayed both Phillips and him, and stated that he was only disappointed that the film did n't show footage of the crews ' families at home or the president 's comments on the hijacking. See also A Hijacking Pirates of the 20th Century Survival film, about the film genre, with a list of related films List of films featuring the United States Navy SEALs List of films featuring drones Notes Jump up ^ The actual lifeboat from Maersk Alabama is now at the SEAL Museum References Jump up ^ `` CAPTAIN PHILLIPS ( 12A ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Captain Phillips ( 2013 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. October 1, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Paul Greengrass film to open New York Film Festival ''. BBC News. August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Daily Mail Reporter ( April 20, 2012 ). `` Tom Hanks climbs aboard to film Captain Phillips biopic in which he 's captured by Somali pirates ''. Daily Mail. London. Retrieved July 26, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Nominees for the 86th Academy Awards ''. AMPAS. Retrieved March 10, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Oscars 2014 Winners : The Complete List ''. The Hollywood Reporter. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Mission Essential Recalls Its Pivotal Role in The Alabama Hijacking, As Seen In `` Captain Phillips '' ``. Mission Essential. October 11, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Lombardo, Tony ( 11 October 2013 ). `` Sailors share screen with Tom Hanks in ' Captain Phillips ' ''. NavyTimes.com. Springfield, Virginia : Gannett. Jump up ^ `` Change puts Navy woman face - to - face with Tom Hanks ''. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015. Jump up ^ Fleming, Jr., Mike ( March 15, 2011 ). `` Tom Hanks Poised To Play Capt. Richard Phillips In Somali Pirate Saga ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved October 8, 2013. Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff ( June 8, 2011 ). `` Greengrass offered Somali pirate pic ''. Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2013. Jump up ^ Seavert, Lindsey ( October 8, 2013 ). `` 4 Mpls. men co-star in Tom Hanks film ' Captain Phillips ' ''. KARE. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Maersk Alabama Lifeboat and Mk 25 Sniper Rifle from `` Easter SEAL Rescue '' ``. National Navy UDT - SEAL Museum. Jump up ^ `` Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ( UAV ) : Scan Eagle National Navy UDT - SEAL Museum ''. Navysealmuseum.com. Retrieved October 18, 2013. Jump up ^ `` '' Captain Phillips '' is a retelling of the headline grabbing events ``. Studio System News. March 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2013. Jump up ^ Lombardi, Ken ( September 28, 2013 ). `` Tom Hanks, the real Captain Phillips attend N.Y. Film Festival premiere ''. CBS News. Retrieved October 8, 2013. Jump up ^ McCabe, Robert ( October 9, 2013 ). `` Norfolk 's Maersk hosts preview of ' Captain Phillips ' ''. HamptonRoads.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Sailors share screen with Tom Hanks in ' Captain Phillips ' ''. Navy Times. 11 Oct 2013. Retrieved 12 Jan 2014. Jump up ^ `` Henry Jackman Scoring Paul Greengrass ' ' Captain Phillips ' ''. Film Music Reporter. Retrieved July 26, 2013. Jump up ^ `` ' Captain Phillips ' Soundtrack Announced ''. Film Music Reporter. September 22, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Captain Phillips ( 2013 ) -- Song Credits ''. Soundtrack.net. Retrieved October 10, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Sony Hack Reveals Top - Secret Profitability of 2013 Movies ''. The Hollywood Reporter. December 5, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Cox, Gordon ( September 28, 2013 ). `` New York Film Festival : ' Captain Phillips ' Premieres to Enthusiastic Reception ''. Variety. Retrieved September 29, 2013. Jump up ^ Bailey, Jason ( September 27, 2013 ). `` The Gripping ' Captain Phillips ' Redefines Tom Hanks - Again ''. Flavorwire. Retrieved September 29, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ten films to watch at the London Film Festival ''. BBC News. October 8, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Captain Phillips ( 2013 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 8, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Captain Phillips Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved October 9, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Golden Globes Nominations : The Full List ''. Variety. January 11, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Golden Globe Awards Winners ''. Variety. January 12, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Bafta Film Awards 2014 : Full list of nominees ''. BBC News. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Bafta Film Awards 2014 : Full list of winners ''. BBC. February 16, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 08. Jump up ^ Uno, Lori Taki ( 21 January 2014 ). `` Oscar nominees ' Captain Phillips, ' ' Blue Jasmine ' ''. The Seattle Times. Retrieved 25 January 2014. Jump up ^ Kemp, Stuart ( 13 December 2013 ). `` ' American Hustle ' Dominates Australian Academy 's International Award Noms ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 1 January 2014. Jump up ^ Giardina, Carolyn ( January 10, 2014 ). `` ' 12 Years a Slave, ' ' Captain Phillips, ' ' Gravity ' Among ACE Eddie Award Nominees ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2013. Jump up ^ `` AFI Awards 2013 ''. American Film Institute. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Art Directors Guild Nominations Announced ''. The Hollywood Reporter. January 9, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` 12 Years a Slave '' Breaks Free ``. Black Reel Awards. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Casting Society Unveils Artios Film Nominees ''. Deadline.com. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015. Jump up ^ `` 11 CFCA Nominations for `` 12 Years '' ``. Chicago Film Critics Association. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Cinema Audio Society Noms Zig Where Others Zag ''. Variety. January 14, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014. Jump up ^ Long, Tom ( December 9, 2013 ). `` Detroit Film Critics Society nominates top films ''. The Detroit News. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013. Jump up ^ Jacobs, Matthew ( January 7, 2014 ). `` Directors Guild Awards Nominate Steve McQueen, Alfonso Cuaron, Martin Scorsese ''. The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved January 16, 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Jameson Empire Awards 2014 Nominations Are Here ! ''. Empire. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` London Critics ' Circle Announces 2014 Film Awards Nominations ''. London Film Critics Circle. December 17, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014. Jump up ^ `` 12 Years a Slave gets pre-Oscar boost at Critics ' Circle Awards ''. BBC. February 2, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. Jump up ^ Walsh, Jason ( 15 January 2014 ). `` Sound Editors Announce 2013 Golden Reel Nominees ''. Variety. Retrieved 15 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' Gravity ' and ' 12 Years a Slave ' lead MPSE Golden Reel Awards nominations ''. HitFix. Retrieved 15 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Online Film Critics Society Announces 17th Annual Awards ''. Online Film Critics Society. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013. Jump up ^ People 's Choice Awards 2014 : The winners list Jump up ^ `` 2014 Producers Guild Awards Nominations ''. Rotten Tomatoes. January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014. Jump up ^ `` San Diego Film Critics Nominate Top Films for 2013 ''. San Diego Film Critics Society. December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013. Jump up ^ Kilday, Gregg ( December 2, 2013 ). `` Satellite Awards : ' 12 Years a Slave ' Leads Film Nominees ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2013. Jump up ^ Kilday, Gregg ( December 11, 2013 ). `` Screen Actors Guild Awards : ' 12 Years a Slave ' leads Screen Actors Guild nominations ''. The Guardian. Retrieved December 11, 2013. Jump up ^ Stone, Sasha ( December 9, 2013 ). `` The St. Louis Film Critics Nominations ''. Awards Daily. Retrieved December 9, 2013. Jump up ^ `` USC Scripter Award Nominees Unveiled ''. February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` The 2013 WAFCA Awards ''. Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013. Jump up ^ Callahan, Maureen ( October 13, 2013 ). `` Crew members : ' Captain Phillips ' is one big lie ''. New York Post. Retrieved October 13, 2013. Jump up ^ Griffin, Drew ( October 8, 2013 ). `` Maersk Alabama crew criticizes ' Captain Phillips ' movie ''. CNN. Retrieved October 13, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Paul Greengrass Stands Behind ' Captain Phillips ' Accuracy - ' 100 Percent ' ''. TheWrap. October 18, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013. Jump up ^ Watkins, Gwynne. `` Talking With Captain Phillips 's Real - Life First Mate, Shane Murphy ''. Vulture. Retrieved 9 March 2014. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Captain Phillips ( film ) Official website Captain Phillips at Metacritic Captain Phillips at Box Office Mojo Captain Phillips at Rotten Tomatoes Captain Phillips on IMDb Films directed by Paul Greengrass Resurrected ( 1989 ) Open Fire ( 1994 ) The One That Got Away ( 1996 ) The Fix ( 1997 ) The Theory of Flight ( 1998 ) The Murder of Stephen Lawrence ( 1999 ) Bloody Sunday ( 2002 ) The Bourne Supremacy ( 2004 ) United 93 ( 2006 ) The Bourne Ultimatum ( 2007 ) Green Zone ( 2010 ) Captain Phillips ( 2013 ) Jason Bourne ( 2016 ) Norway ( 2018 ) Films produced by Michael De Luca Zathura : A Space Adventure ( 2005 ) Ghost Rider ( 2007 ) 21 ( 2008 ) Brothers ( 2009 ) The Social Network ( 2010 ) Drive Angry ( 2011 ) Priest ( 2011 ) Fright Night ( 2011 ) Butter ( 2011 ) Moneyball ( 2011 ) The Sitter ( 2011 ) Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance ( 2011 ) Captain Phillips ( 2013 ) Dracula Untold ( 2014 ) Fifty Shades of Grey ( 2015 ) The Creed of Violence ( 2015 ) Inferno ( 2016 ) Fifty Shades Darker ( 2017 ) Under the Silver Lake ( 2017 ) Fifty Shades Freed ( 2018 ) Billy Ray Films directed Shattered Glass ( 2003 ) Breach ( 2007 ) Secret in Their Eyes ( 2015 ) Films written Color of Night ( 1994 ) Volcano ( 1997 ) Hart 's War ( 2002 ) Shattered Glass ( 2003 ) Suspect Zero ( 2004 ) Flightplan ( 2005 ) Breach ( 2007 ) State of Play ( 2009 ) The Hunger Games ( 2012 ) Captain Phillips ( 2013 ) Secret in Their Eyes ( 2015 ) Television series The Last Tycoon ( 2016 -- 17 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Captain_Phillips_(film)&oldid=827951279 '' Categories : 2013 films 2010s adventure films 2010s biographical films 2010s drama films 2010s thriller films American films American biographical films American drama films American thriller films Columbia Pictures films Docudramas Drama films based on actual events English - language films Somali - language films Films scored by Henry Jackman Films about ship hijackings Films based on non-fiction books Films directed by Paul Greengrass Films produced by Scott Rudin Films set in 2009 Films set in the Indian Ocean Films set in Oman Films set in Somalia Films shot in Malta Films shot in Massachusetts Films shot in Morocco Films shot in Virginia IMAX films Piracy in Somalia Pirate films Screenplays by Billy Ray Seafaring films based on actual events Thriller films based on actual events United States Navy SEALs in films Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from August 2013 Pages using div col without cols and colwidth parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Azərbaycanca বাংলা Български Bosanski Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Latviešu Македонски മലയാളം Bahasa Melayu Монгол Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Scots Simple English Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Yorùbá 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 27 February 2018, at 18 : 24. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what was the name of captain phillip's ship
Answer: MV Maersk Alabama