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Captain Phillips

2013 film directed by Paul Greengrass
Movie film Q2937646
Captain Phillips
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Captain Phillips

Summary

Captain Phillips is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,625 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Captain Phillips's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Captain Phillips was directed by Paul Greengrass[4].
  • Billy Ray wrote the screenplay for Captain Phillips[5].
  • Captain Phillips's composer is recorded as Henry Jackman[6].
  • Captain Phillips's genre is action film[7].
  • Captain Phillips's genre is thriller film[8].
  • Captain Phillips's genre is biographical film[9].
  • Captain Phillips's genre is survival film[10].
  • Captain Phillips's genre is drama film[11].
  • Captain Phillips's genre is pirate film[12].
  • Captain Phillips's based on is recorded as A Captain's Duty[13].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Tom Hanks[14].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Catherine Keener[15].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Chris Mulkey[16].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Max Martini[17].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Yul Vazquez[18].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was David Warshofsky[19].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Corey Johnson[20].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Barkhad Abdi[21].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Faysal Ahmed[22].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Michael Chernus[23].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Omar Berdouni[24].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Riann Steele[25].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Maria Dizzia[26].
  • A cast member of Captain Phillips was Louis Mahoney[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Captain Phillips was produced by Scott Rudin[28]. It was directed by Paul Greengrass[4]. Billy Ray wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Tom Hanks[14], Catherine Keener[15], Chris Mulkey[16], Max Martini[17], Yul Vazquez[18], and David Warshofsky[19].

Publication

Publication dates include September 27, 2013[29], October 11, 2013[30], October 16, 2013[31], November 20, 2013[32], December 4, 2013[33], and November 14, 2013[34]. Original languages include English[35] and Somali[36]. Genres include action film[7], thriller film[8], biographical film[9], survival film[10], drama film[11], and pirate film[12]. Captain Phillips was distributed by video on demand[37].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include sea piracy[38] and Maersk Alabama hijacking[39].

Reception

Reviews include 93%[40], 8.3/10[41], and 82/100[42].

Why It Matters

Captain Phillips ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,625 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Related Entities

Barkhad Abdi Catherine Keener film Kevin Spacey Malta Morocco Netflix Paul Greengrass Scott Rudin ship Tom Hanks United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Richard Phillips
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  2. 21d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 95977
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  3. 5w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 47635
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  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2013-09-27T00:00:00Z, +2013-10-11T00:00:00Z, +2013-10-16T00:00:00Z +4
    Screenwriter → Billy Ray
    Duration → {'amount': '+134'}
    Mpa film rating → PG-13
    + 48 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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