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Synopsis: Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is - through director Paul Greengrass's distinctive lens - simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization. The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (two time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks), and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. Phillips and Muse are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips' unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, 145 miles off the Somali coast, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control.
Director(s): Paul Greengrass
Production: Sony Pictures
  Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 144 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
83
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
PG-13
Year:
2013
134 min
$107,100,855
Website
8,734 Views


why don't we open up that hatch

and get a little more air in here?

[IN SOMALI]

What's wrong with you?

Don't talk to me.

A little air might do him some good.

Yeah, open the hatch so your crew...

No tricks. No. No tricks, Irish.

[IN SOMALI]

Hufan, can you hear me?

Hufan, can you hear me?

MUSE:

We should be heading northwest.

We've got to get to Garaad's port.

I am, but there's a lot of wind.

Just go!

Okay, then let me do it.

[HUFAN SPEAKING IN SOMALI

OVER RADIO]

HUFAN [OVER RADIO]:

Muse? Are you there?

Are you there?

Hufan, where are you?

HUFAN:

I'm having trouble with the engine.

Head home.

I'll be there as soon as I can.

Hey, we're alone out here.

We need you to pick us up.

We've got to get out of this lifeboat.

Shut up and listen to me.

You screwed up getting the ship

so Garaad says

bring back that captain

or don't come back at all.

Sounds like there's a problem.

Is there a problem?

No problem, Irish.

Everything gonna be okay.

[]

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Yes, sir.

MAN:

Here's the latest from SOCOM.

Bainbridge CO has until your arrival

to negotiate a surrender.

But upon boarding,

you will assume command.

The White House has authorized

any means necessary to resolve this.

Roger that.

Boss, we're setting up comms

in the bird right now.

I need air.

[BILAL SPEAKS IN SOMALI]

When are we going to be home?

I can't feel my foot anymore.

It's like hell in here.

[GRUNTING]

You wanna tell him

maybe not to do that?

He wants air.

Well, that thing is still loaded.

He's got the clip in it.

[BANGING ON WINDOW]

[SPEAKING IN SOMALI]

Talk too much. Too much.

[SPEAKS IN SOMALI]

[GRUNTS THEN

CONTAINER CLATTERS]

Gonna need some more water.

When we get home,

you'll get a million bottles of it.

All the water you want.

Really?

Last year I took a Greek ship.

Six million dollars.

Six million dollars?

So, what are you doing here?

Shut up, Irish.

Too much talk.

Your problem isn't me talking to you.

Your problem is you not listening.

NAJEE:

You think you have any power here?

I should shoot you and be done.

Take your gun off him.

I'm the captain.

Who do you think you are?

You're taking his side?

You let the American

do whatever he wants!

[HORN BLARING]

[SIREN WAILING]

[IN SOMALI] I'm losing control!

[]

[PIRATES SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

[HORN BLARES]

It's the Americans.

Get something to tie the doors.

Alabama lifeboat, this is Frank Castellano,

commander of the USS Bainbridge.

We wanna get Captain Phillips back

safely and end this thing peacefully.

[SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

All right.

[BOTH SPEAKING IN SOMALI]

CASTELLANO [OVER RADIO]:

Alabama lifeboat, come in.

No military action.

No military action. No al Qaeda.

We are just fishermen.

MAN [IN SOMALI]:

Calm down, brother.

We're here for the captain, not for you.

They have a spy with them.

[IN SOMALI]

Hey, you. Who are you?

My name is Nemo.

I work with the U.S. Navy.

We just want to talk.

I talk English.

I want 10 million dollars.

It's not that easy

but we'll work on it.

In the meantime,

what if I bring you some food and water?

No tricks, or your captain dead.

[]

[PIRATES SPEAKING IN SOMALI]

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

MAN [OVER RADIO]: Request to have pilot

ladder lowered and someone standing by.

HICKS:
Shane Murphy?

Yeah, that's me.

Lieutenant Hicks. You're entering

a military engagement zone, sir.

Need you to bring the ship left to 210.

We are here to escort you to Mombasa.

Your captain'll be in good hands.

All right. You heard him, guys.

MAN 1:

OSS, keep the camera on the lifeboat.

MAN 2 [OVER RADIO]:

ASTAC, aye.

MAN 1:
Sir,

the boat deck is manned and ready.

VBSS is on station.

Request permission to lower the RHIBs.

Execute.

MAN 1:
Aye, sir.

Bridge TAO, launch the RHIBs.

[]

[IN SOMALI] They're coming.

Bilal, watch him.

Watch him closely.

Irish, your crew,

run.

Ship go.

PHILLIPS:

It's the Navy clearing the area.

You better think

about what you're doing.

Navy good. They protect us.

Back to Somalia.

The Navy's not here to protect you.

They're not here to negotiate either.

No choice.

I got you.

NEMO:
Open your door!

We are here with your supplies.

[CHATTERING IN SOMALI]

Guns down! America, guns down!

NEMO:
Calm down, brother.

We're just here to help you.

Put your guns down now!

MAN 1:

One outside and one in the hatch.

MAN 2:

Push the track on the link.

Listen, we need to see our guy.

We've got supplies,

food, water for you

but we need to see our captain.

Okay. Wait.

MUSE [IN SOMALI]:

They want to see him.

Bring him out.

[PIRATES SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

All right. All right. All right.

Okay, okay. All right. I'm coming.

MAN 3:

Visual confirmation.

You all right, captain?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay. Yeah, yeah.

Listen.

Does my family know where I am?

Yes, sir. We're keeping them updated.

PHILLIPS:

It's important they know where I am.

I'm in Seat 15.

You understand?

I'm in Seat 15.

All stations, TAO, log it: Seat 15.

Break, CICWO. TAO.

Send that to CTF 151 and SOCOM.

Don't worry, sir. We'll handle it.

MUSE [IN SOMALI]:

Get him back inside.

NAJEE:

Shut up and don't move.

NEMO [IN SOMALI]:

Calm down, we just want to talk.

We've got your supplies here.

Food, water.

I don't want your food.

I want your money.

MAN 1:
We got another on top.

OSS, maintain camera footage.

MAN:
Hold on a second.

MUSE:
No tricks, sahib.

Ten million dollars, sahib.

Ten million dollars.

Listen, you're hurt.

We've got doctors on board.

Let us take care of you.

Hurry up!

They're treating us like children.

Ten million dollars, when?

It's not that easy

so we need time.

We've got to talk about this.

Hurry up, I said!

[NAJEE SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

No camera! No camera!

[SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

Gunfire, take cover!

Aah!

Who fired? TAO, who fired?

Get the RHIBs out of there.

Scram the RHIBs, scram the RHIBs.

Are you crazy? What are you doing?

You'll get us all killed!

Do you have to talk all day?

[IN SOMALI] You're crazy.

What do you think you're doing?

All you do is talk!

CASTELLANO [OVER RADIO]:

Alabama lifeboat, come in.

Move.

You have to be strong

to get what you want.

CASTELLANO:

We have to talk.

Just an accident. Just an accident.

Is anyone hurt?

No, American fine. American okay.

I need to hear it from him.

I say he okay.

I need to hear it from him.

[BOTH SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

Get up! Get up!

Move. Move.

MUSE:
Talk.

Yeah, yeah, it's me.

Are you okay?

It's falling apart in here.

He just fired off a round next to my head.

Is the leader there?

Yeah, he can hear you.

CASTELLANO:
Captain, listen to me.

We will not tolerate this.

As captain, you're responsible

for the lives of everyone on board.

Right now

you are putting them in jeopardy.

We wanna resolve this thing

peacefully.

Let's find a way out of this together

before someone gets hurt.

Alabama lifeboat, respond.

I talk when I go Somalia.

NAJEE:

Sit down.

MUSE:

Sit down!

[ELMI SPEAKS IN SOMALI]

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Billy Ray

William "Billy" Ray is an American screenwriter and director. He began writing for television and movies in 1994 with Color of Night. He has written numerous movies including Volcano and Hart's War. He was one of the creators and writers of the science fiction show Earth 2. On August 10, 2015, it was announced that he will be writing the screenplay that Martin Scorsese will direct of an adaptation of The Devil in the White City, which will star Leonardo DiCaprio. more…

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