Question: Is Captain Phillips based on a true story?
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Captain Phillips (film)Captain Phillips is a 2013 American thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi.
The film is based on 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 was written by Billy Ray, and 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 with earnings of over $217 million against a budget of $55 million.
In 2014, "Captain Phillips" received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Abdi, but did not win in any of the categories.
She Made Them Do It is a Canadian telefilm based on a true story: the Sarah Jo Pender case.
It was directed by Grant Harvey and stars Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Mackenzie Phillips and Steve Bacic.
It premiered on the Lifetime Network in December 2012. 
Dhoop ( , ) is a 2003 Indian film directed by the award winning director Ashwini Chaudhary.
The film stars Om Puri and Revathi and is based on the true story of Captain Anuj Nayyar, MVC and his family. 
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The play was based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt, a German impostor who masqueraded as a Prussian military officer in 1906 and became famous as the Captain of Köpenick.