Movies Like Captain Phillips

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

United 93

2006·1h 51m·★ 7.6·Paul Greengrass

Themes: hijacking, terrorism2 shared crewDir. Paul Greengrass

Green Zone

2010·1h 55m·★ 6.8·Paul Greengrass

2 shared crewDir. Paul GreengrassDP: Barry Ackroyd

Jason Bourne

2016·2h 3m·★ 6.6·Paul Greengrass

2 shared crewDir. Paul GreengrassDP: Barry Ackroyd

Blood Diamond

2006·2h 23m·★ 8.0·Edward Zwick

Themes: fisherman, set in africa, africaFans also likedDrama & Thriller & Action

The Pirates of Somalia

2017·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Bryan Buckley

Themes: somalia, pirateFans also likedStarring Barkhad Abdi

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006·2h 31m·★ 7.4·Gore Verbinski

Themes: ship, pirateTMDB recommends

The Baader Meinhof Complex

2008·2h 29m·★ 7.3·Uli Edel

TMDB recommendsAction & Drama & Thriller

Predator

1987·1h 47m·★ 7.8·John McTiernan

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007·1h 55m·★ 8.0·Paul Greengrass

Action & Drama & ThrillerStarring Corey JohnsonDir. Paul Greengrass

The Peacemaker

1997·2h 4m·★ 6.0·Mimi Leder

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011·2h 16m·★ 6.6·Rob Marshall

Themes: ship, pirate

Detroit

2017·2h 23m·★ 7.3·Kathryn Bigelow

DP: Barry AckroydDrama & Thriller

The Bluff

2026·1h 43m·★ 5.8·Frank E. Flowers

Fans also likedDrama & Action & Thriller

Proof of Life

2000·2h 15m·★ 6.3·Taylor Hackford

Fans also likedThriller & Action & Drama

Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

TMDB recommends

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003·2h 23m·★ 8.1·Gore Verbinski

TMDB recommends

Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

TMDB recommends

Betrayed

2020·2h 6m·★ 7.1·Eirik Svensson

TMDB recommends

Last Breath

2025·1h 33m·★ 6.6·Alex Parkinson

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

The Bounty

1984·2h 12m·★ 7.1·Roger Donaldson

Fans also likedAction & Drama

How Good Is Captain Phillips?

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