Captain Phillips

1. Who are the main characters you would expect to see in the movie, based on the real life events?
I would expect Richard Phillips, Somali pirates, other crew mates, Abduli Muse.

2. Briefly, in 2-3 paragraphs, tell me what you expect the plot to be in the movie, based on the real life events?
The plot of the movie will be Richard Phillips and the rest of his crew depart from Salalah and are expected to arrive in Mombasa, but their ship is attacked by pirates from Somalia. Phillips is captured by the pirates, and is held hostage, meanwhile the crew sinks the pirate speedboat by continuously swinging the rudder on their ship. Then as the pirates begin to board the ship, the crew locks themselves in the engine room. Then they overpower a pirate and hold him hostage so that the other pirates will let them go. Then the crew will drop a lifeboat overboard so that they can meet with the pirates and exchange hostages (phillips for other pirate). Then the USS Bainbridge and the USS Halyburton come to save the crew, and give them a armed escort to Mombassa.

3. Why was this story important?
This story was important because it showed an interesting conflict that many people were not aware existed.

4. Why did the pirates try to take the ship?
The pirates tried to take the ship in order to take whatever goods the Maersk Alabama had.



1. List the five most important actors in the film.
Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Faysal Ahmed, Catherine Keener, Michael Chernu.

2. What is the movie rated?
PG-13

3. Who directed the movie?
Directed by Paul Greengrass

4. Who was the producer?
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca.

5. What awards did it win?

6. How much did it cost to make?
$55 million

7. How was it received by audiences?
Many people liked it (7.9 stars: IMDb)

8. What did other movie reviews think about the movie?
They liked it as well, and thought it was "an unexpected thriller".