All of this is the basis for “Captain Phillips,” starring Tom Hanks as the titular, real-life hero. The only problem, say some members of the real Capt. Phillips’ crew, is none of it is true.

Captain Phillips is based on the true story of the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, but the movie didn't get all the historical details right.

"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. The ...

Richard Phillips praises Tom Hanks' low-key portrayal of a harrowing high-seas experience.

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 ...

COLCHESTER, Vt. — Merchant marine Captain Richard Phillips arrives for an interview fresh from a game of pick-up basketball and a trip to the town dump. At 58, stockily built with a salt-and ...

This past week, Somali-born actor Barkhad Abdi received an Academy Award nomination for his role opposite Tom Hanks in the film Captain Phillips. The part was his first acting role. Abdi plays a ...

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But “Captain Phillips” surprised me and squashed my doubts: The second half of the movie is dedicated to displaying Phillips’s understanding of the humanity of the Somali pirates that hijacked his ...

Four years after it made headlines, the harrowing ordeal of commercial shipping captain Richard Phillips gets the bigscreen treatment care of verite specialist Paul Greengrass in “Captain ...