Captain Phillips
44% across 63 head-to-head matchups puts Captain Phillips on the wrong side of average. The record is below the midline, but the distance is not insurmountable. 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. Decisions come fast at 1.2s average. This is a film people have opinions about before the matchup asks for one.
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.
49%, 33%, 50%. Not all bad — the finals at 50% are above average, which gives Captain Phillips something to build on even if the overall record hasn't caught up.
Big at 50% is as close to a dead heat as the platform produces. Every vote matters in this one. Apollo 13 is the film Captain Phillips can't figure out — just 25% in their matchups.
In Tom Hanks: America's Dad, Captain Phillips trails The Green Mile 51–49% in round one, loses to Apollo 13 (25%) in the semifinals — reaching the semis but not the final.
Dead last in Tom Hanks: America's Dad.
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