Where to Watch Captain Phillips Online

Looking to watch 'Captain Phillips' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Paul Greengrass-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Captain Phillips' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Captain Phillips' right now, here are some specifics about the Columbia Pictures, Michael De Luca Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Trigger Street Productions drama flick.

Released October 11th, 2013, 'Captain Phillips' stars Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 14 min, and received a user score of 75 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 6,931 well-known users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'Captain Phillips' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads .