Captain Phillips
Captain Phillips loses more than it wins in every round — and 38% across 150 matchups is well below the 50% that would mean just holding even. A real-life thriller engineered for maximum tension by a director who specializes in exactly that. It earns deep respect on every viewing, but respect and passion are different currencies in a forced-choice format. Voters pick in 1.7s on average — well under the 3.5s platform norm.
Synopsis
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.
No round to hide in: 36% opening, 46% semis, 31% finals. The record is consistent in the wrong direction — Captain Phillips loses ground at every stage, not just the hard ones.
Forrest Gump is the film Captain Phillips can't figure out — just 18% in their matchups. Apollo 13 causes similar problems at 33%.
In Tom Hanks: America's Dad, Captain Phillips regularly reaches the final — then runs into Forrest Gump. At 18%, it hasn't found the answer.
Dead last in Tom Hanks: America's Dad.
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