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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
8,852 Views


[ENGINE WHIRRING]

[NAJEE SPEAKS IN SOMALI]

SEAL 1:
Alabama lifeboat,

this is the U.S. Navy. Open the hatch.

Gun down. Put the gun down.

Relax. I need to see the captain.

MUSE:
I show you captain. Back.

SEAL 1:
Relax.

I show you captain. Back.

SEAL 1:
Come on up.

MUSE:
Back.

SEAL 1:
Listen.

We gotta move our other boat closer.

Up.

SEAL 1:

We gotta hook up a towline.

MUSE:
No tricks.

SEAL 1:
No tricks. No tricks.

SEAL 2:

We just wanna see the captain

and then get you to the ship

for the meeting with the elders.

MUSE:

Anything happen, he die.

MUSE [OVER RADIO]:

Anything happen, he die. I tell you.

Sir, we have ears on the boat.

Check.

SEAL 1:

Okay, here he comes.

Be advised,

I have eyes on the package.

Captain, are you okay?

Yeah, yeah. Are you taking care of this?

SEAL 1:
This'll be over soon.

Hey, captain, I got a uniform,

a clean uniform.

I need you to wear this.

And stay in the seat

you've been sitting in.

Put this on, captain.

We need to keep you healthy.

It's very important

that we keep you healthy.

Stay calm. It's going to be okay.

MUSE:
Go back.

SEAL 1:
Just relax.

MUSE:

Here, take it.

[SPEAKING IN SOMALI]

Inside. Go.

Go.

MUSE:
Where are the elders?

SEAL 1:
The elders are being flown in.

Put the gun inside.

We'll take you to your elders.

Anything happen, he die.

SEAL 1:
I give you my word.

Everything will be fine.

Put the gun down.

Gun down.

Wait.

[SPEAKING IN SOMALI]

SEAL 1:

Come on aboard. Just relax.

Take my hand.

SEAL 2:
Relax.

SEAL 1:

We're almost there. Relax.

We got you. Come on.

Nice and easy. Okay.

SEAL 3:

Everything's gonna be okay.

[NAJEE SPEAKING IN SOMALI]

Captain, it'll be over soon. Hang tough.

Stay in the same seat

you've been sitting in.

MAN 1:

Two-two-four feet.

Stern seas.

MAN 2:

Okay, the wind shouldn't be a factor.

Where do we need to be?

She's at 235 meters.

Ninety-one's gonna be optimal.

Sir, one Somali is extracted. RHIB is

headed inbound. Towline is attached.

TAO, let's initiate high-speed maneuver.

Aye, sir.

Halyburton, Boxer. This is Bainbridge.

Commence high-speed maneuvers.

Over.

MAN 1:

Bring him over here.

Here.

Okay, get it off of him.

Come up this way. Up this way.

Hey, go right here.

O'BRIEN:
I'm Chief O'Brien.

Let's get you taken care of inside.

MAN 2:

Take him inside. Get him looked at.

O'BRIEN:
Can I see your hand?

MUSE:
No. Where elders?

We'll talk about that later.

We're going this way.

SEAL:
Through this door.

Watch your head. This way. Let's go.

Stand over here.

MAN 1:
One suspected pirate

on board in the starboard hangar.

MAN 3 [OVER RADIO]: Copy that.

Hold it.

Right there.

Where are the elders?

The elders will be here soon.

Relax. We're gonna take care of you.

[]

Your captain knows what he's doing.

You're gonna get your money now.

What's going on?

I can't see.

Give me the radio.

Too much light. We no see.

We're going to initiate the tow.

I repeat,

we are going to initiate the tow.

You need to tell your driver

that he needs to stay in his seat

and continue steering.

[GRUNTING]

[]

Alfa team is green at this time.

One green, two red.

Lifeboat's under tow.

We're at five knots.

Copy that.

We need three targets green.

NAJEE [IN SOMALI]:

Keep it steady. Keep it steady.

putting on the shirt like they said.

[SPEAKS IN SOMALI]

[IN SOMALI]

If he moves again, shoot him.

Sir, the pirates have just issued a threat.

SEAL COMMANDER:

What's the translation?

"If he moves again,

shoot him."

[]

ELMI:

It's getting rough.

Keep it straight.

TAO, aye.

High-speed maneuvers are creating big

waves headed inbound on the lifeboat.

[GRUNTING]

Slow down! You make waves!

[IN SOMALI]

What kind of games are they playing?

ELMI:

I can't hold it straight.

[PIRATES SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

NAJEE:

Be a man. Just shut up and steer.

American ship, answer me.

U.S.A., answer me!

Alfa's green. Bravo and Charlie are red.

NAJEE:

Too much waves!

U.S. Navy. Too much waves!

Alabama lifeboat, this is negotiator.

We'll pull you into our wake.

If you ride in our wake, it'll be smoother.

Negotiator out.

Irish. Irish. What you doing?

What you doing?

[]

Alfa team green. One green, two red.

Give me a distance.

MAN:

Two twenty. Still 129 out.

BILAL:

Stop writing, Irish.

If he sees you, he kill

me and you both.

American ship.

Answer me.

U.S. Navy, answer!

I speak to Muse!

I want to speak with him!

Alfa and Charlie teams green.

Bravo red.

Alabama lifeboat, this is the negotiator.

Your leader is in the helo hangar

waiting for the elders.

Where are the elders?

Where are elders?

American ship, answer!

Hey.

Hey! What is this?

What is this you writing? Tell me!

[GRUNTING]

They've got something going on.

I think it's a fight.

Stop! Stop!

Pull up the audio.

TAO, give me Screen 3 on the left.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[IN SOMALI] Stop him.

Bilal, stop him.

[GROANS]

Stop Irish! Stop Irish!

[IN SOMALI] Bring the rope!

MAN:
Alfa and Charlie are red.

We are three red.

Alabama lifeboat, this is the negotiator.

If you harm the hostage,

we do not have a deal.

Do you copy?

NAJEE:

Tie him!

[ALL YELLING AND GRUNTING]

Alabama lifeboat, if you harm

the hostage, we do not have a deal.

Do you understand?

[PIRATES SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

[IN SOMALI] What are you doing?

Captain Phillips, can you hear me?

Captain Phillips, can you hear me?

MAN:
He's screaming, sir.

One fifty-five. They're 64 meters out.

One fifty-five, check. Speed up the tow.

[SHOUTING IN SOMALI]

[SCREAMING]

Shut up!

Get a blindfold!

Can you see this?

Can you see it?

Let's reacquire targets,

weapons release on my command.

MAN:
One thirty-five meters.

That's 44 out from optimal.

Alfa green.

Bravo and Charlie are still red. Two red.

NAJEE:

Blindfold him.

Kid, just put your hands up.

You're just a kid.

Put your weapons down

and put your hands up.

Put your hands up!

Is anybody hearing this?

Tell my family I love them.

Andrea, I love you.

I love you, Ange.

Honey, I love you.

I love you, Danny. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I'm here

and not there with you.

Can anybody hear this?

I can't stand this anymore.

One thirty meters.

That's 39 out from optimal.

Two red. No shot. Still at two red.

I need sights on targets.

I need three targets green.

Don't kill him!

The elders are coming.

We will get our money.

You are both idiots.

No one is coming.

[]

Alfa green, Bravo green.

Two green, one red.

One twenty-one. Thirty meters out.

PHILLIPS:
I can't take any more.

I'm all done.

I'm all done.

That's it. We will all die if you kill him.

Everything they told you was a lie!

They will kill us all,

and he is behind everything!

One seventeen meters.

Two green, one red.

We do not have a shot.

MAN 1:
I need eyes on.

MAN 2:

Sir, they're gonna shoot him.

[GRUNTS]

MAN 2:
Gun drawn. Gun drawn.

Stop the tow.

MAN 3:

Roger. Stop the tow.

Execute.

[GRUNTS]

What was that?

[GRUNTING]

[PHILLIPS GASPING]

[YELLING AND SOBBING]

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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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