Captain Phillips vs Merantau
Captain Phillips has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.5/10 for Merantau). Merantau is the older of the two (2009 against 2013). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Captain Phillips
Merantau| Captain Phillips | Merantau | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2009 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Greengrass | Gareth Evans |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, Max Martini, Chris Mulkey, Catherine Keener, Michael Chernus | Iko Uwais, Alex Abbad, Yayan Ruhian, Donny Alamsyah, Chika Jessica |
Synopsis
Captain Phillips
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.
Merantau
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.
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