Captain Phillips is a movie about a true incident. It’s about the horrific pirate attack on the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama. The story is about how the captain of the ship, Richard Phillips saved his crew while negotiating with the pirates. This 2013 film can now be enjoyed online. Scroll to find out how.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Captain Phillips via streaming services such as Netflix.
Is Captain Phillips available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Captain Phillips is available to watch via streaming on Netflix.
Captain Phillips is a movie based on real events in Captain Richard Phillips’ life played by Tom Hanks. It revolves around the time when Richard helped save his crew during a pirate attack on the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama by using his wit.
Tom Hanks played Richard Phillips and gave one of his best performances. Apart from him, The movie starred Barkhad Abdi as Muse, Barkhad Abdirahman as Bilal, Faysal Ahmed as Najee, David Warhofsky as Mike Perry, and others in important roles.
Watch Captain Phillips streaming via Netflix
Captain Phillips is available to watch on Netflix.
You can watch the series via Netflix by following these steps:
- Visit netflix.com/signup
- Choose a payment plan from the following:
- $6.99 per month (standard with Ads)
- $15.49 per month (Standard)
- $22.99 per month (Premium)
- Enter your email address and password to create an account
- Enter your chosen payment method
The cheapest Netflix Standard with Ads Plan provides all but a few of its movies and TV shows. However, it will show ads before or during most of its content. You can watch in Full HD and on two supported devices at a time.
Its Standard Plan provides the same but is completely ad-free while also allowing users to download content on two supported devices with an additional option to add one extra member who doesn’t live in the same household.
The Premium Plan provides the same as above, though for four supported devices at a time, with content displaying in Ultra HD. Users get to download content on up to six supported devices at a time and have the option to add up to two extra members who don’t live in the same household. Netflix spatial audio is also supported.
Captain Phillips’ synopsis is as follows:
“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.”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
