Captain Phillips vs The Burning Sea
Captain Phillips has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.6/10 for The Burning Sea). The Burning Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 14m. Captain Phillips is the older of the two (2013 against 2021). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Captain Phillips
The Burning Sea| Captain Phillips | The Burning Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2021 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Norway |
| Director | Paul Greengrass | John Andreas Andersen |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, Max Martini, Chris Mulkey, Catherine Keener, Michael Chernus | Kristine Kujath Thorp, Anneke von der Lippe, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Vidar Sandem |
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 Burning Sea
An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.
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