Captain Phillips
First screened in October 2013

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Director: Paul Greengrass. Cast: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, David Warshofsky, Catherine Keener, Max Martini, Yul Vazquez, Corey Johnson, Chris Mulkey, Issak Farah Samatar, Mohamed Ali. Screenplay: Billy Ray (based on the book A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty).

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Twitter Capsule: US drama of Somali pirates, rendered as seasick immersion in a military precision strike. Uneven but ends strong.

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Photo © 2013 Columbia Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Picture
	Best Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi
	Best Adapted Screenplay: Billy Ray
	Best Film Editing: Christopher Rouse
	Best Sound Mixing: Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, and Chris Munro
	Best Sound Editing: Oliver Tarney
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Picture (Drama)
	Best Director: Paul Greengrass
	Best Actor (Drama): Tom Hanks
	Best Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi

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