Captain Phillips vs Shadow Force
Captain Phillips has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.2/10 for Shadow Force). Shadow Force is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 14m. Captain Phillips is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Captain Phillips
Shadow Force| Captain Phillips | Shadow Force | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Greengrass | Joe Carnahan |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, Max Martini, Chris Mulkey, Catherine Keener, Michael Chernus | Omar Sy, Method Man, Kerry Washington, Marvin Jones III, Mark Strong |
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.
Shadow Force
Kyrah and Isaac were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family's fight becomes all-out war.
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