Captain Phillips vs The Assault
Captain Phillips has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6/10 for The Assault). The Assault is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h 14m. The Assault is the older of the two (2011 against 2013). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Captain Phillips
The Assault| Captain Phillips | The Assault | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2011 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Greengrass | Julien Leclercq |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, Max Martini, Chris Mulkey, Catherine Keener, Michael Chernus | Philippe Bas, Vincent Elbaz, Marie Guillard, Chems Dahmani, Mélanie Bernier |
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.
The Assault
December 1994. On Saturday 24th, four GIA terrorists hijack an Air France A300 Airbus, bound for Paris, with 227 passengers on board, at the Algiers airport.
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