Captain Phillips vs Proof of Life
Captain Phillips has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.1/10 for Proof of Life). Captain Phillips is the shorter watch at 2h 14m compared with 2h 15m. Proof of Life is the older of the two (2000 against 2013). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Captain Phillips
Proof of Life| Captain Phillips | Proof of Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Greengrass | Taylor Hackford |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, Max Martini, Chris Mulkey, Catherine Keener, Michael Chernus | Margo Martindale, Michael Kitchen, David Morse, Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan |
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.
Proof of Life
When American engineer Peter Bowman is kidnapped while working in South America, his wife Alice enlists special agent Terry Thorne to help free him. However, complications arise when Thorne falls in love with her. Their lives are on the line, their hearts out on a limb.
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