Captain Phillips (2013)

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

What to watch after Captain Phillips

• Apollo 13 (1995) — Same feel: tense, dramatic
• United 93 (2006) — Same subject: hijacking, terrorism
• Cast Away (2000) — Tom Hanks appears in both
• Greyhound (2020) — Same feel: tense, dramatic
• Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
• Lifeboat (1944) — Same feel: tense, dramatic