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Captain Phillips
2013
· Movie
· 134 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #511
- IMDb #528
- Google retired #669
- Rotten Tomatoes #430
- Metacritic #404
- Letterboxd #1140
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #593
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #627
- Metacritic Critics #542
- Metacritic Audience #380
- Criticker #885
- Douban #478
- Kinopoisk #1071
- AlloCiné #228
- Trakt #431
Every rating
59–93
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the most agreed on films →The captain of an unarmed U.S. cargo ship must protect his crew when their vessel is hijacked by a small band of Somali pirates. He uses his wits and training to try and minimize the danger, but he is taken hostage by the pirates in a lifeboat. A tense standoff with the U.S. Navy ensues.
Details
- Director
- Paul Greengrass
- Writer
- Billy Ray
- Based on
- A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures, Michael De Luca Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Trigger Street Productions
- Released
- 10 October 2013
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Somali
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $55.0M
- Box office
- $218.8M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 62 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 70 →8 wins from 70 nominations across 28 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Sound Editing | Oliver Tarney | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Film Editing | Christopher Rouse | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Sound Mixing | Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Picture | Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Billy Ray | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2013 | Excellence in Production Design – Contemporary Film | Paul Kirby | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2013 | Outstanding Direction – Feature Film | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
6 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Billy Ray | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Christopher Rouse | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Oliver Tarney | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Captain Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design – Contemporary Film | Paul Kirby | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Direction – Feature Film | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Captain Phillips | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance – Male | Barkhad Abdi | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Barkhad Abdi | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Barkhad Abdi | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Billy Ray | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Christopher Rouse | Nominee |
| Best Film | Captain Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Henry Jackman | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Captain Phillips | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 1 won
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Barkhad Abdi | Winner |
| Actor of the Year | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Editing | Christopher Rouse | Winner |
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Billy Ray | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing: Dialogue & ADR in a Feature Film | Oliver Tarney | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects & Foley in a Feature Film | Oliver Tarney | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Christopher Rouse | Winner |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | Captain Phillips | Winner |
Empire Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Film | Captain Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Male Newcomer | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
| Best Thriller | Captain Phillips | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Billy Ray | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Film | Captain Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Captain Phillips | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Film | Captain Phillips | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Christopher Rouse | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Billy Ray | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Billy Ray | Nominee |
| Best Scene | The scene near the end of the film when Phillips is being checked out by military medical personnel and breaks down. | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
| Most Promising Performer | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Editing | Christopher Rouse | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Barkhad Abdi | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Barry Ackroyd | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Big Budget Drama | Francine Maisler and Donna M. Belajac | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society
1 nomination
| 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 | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Dramatic Movie | Captain Phillips | Nominee |
USC Scripter Award
1 nomination
| USC Libraries Scripter Award | Richard Philips, Stephan Talty and Billy Ray | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Billy Ray | Nominee |