While Captain Phillips hit Netflix on July 1, 2025, this isn’t the first time the biographical drama has come to the streaming service. Captain Phillips first debuted on Netflix nine years after its ...

is based on a book by the merchant mariner Richard Phillips, whose container ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. The film is an exciting entertainment that makes us feel good about the ...

A movie based on a true story starring Tom Hanks is headed to Netflix. Starting in July, the streaming platform will be releasing and removing some loving classics. The 2013 film Captain Phillips will ...

I received the press release below from the Virginia Film Office about the upcoming drama Captain Phillips. A Virginia connection that it doesn't mention — the film's co-producer, Dana Brunetti, was ...

At first, it feels like there’s a perfunctory quality to the opening scenes of Paul Greengrass’ harrowing true-life drama Captain Phillips. The titular commercial shipping-vessel captain, Rich ...