# Tom Hanks’ Intense 134-Minute Survival Thriller Is Officially Free to Stream

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tom-hanks-intense-134-minute-survival-thriller-is-officially-free-to-stream/
- Published: 2026-09-27T10:00:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-27T10:12:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/tom-hanks-captain-phillips-streaming-free-tubi-september-2026/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- *Captain Phillips* is streaming free with adverts on US Tubi.
- The film dramatises the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking.
- Tom Hanks stars in the acclaimed 134-minute thriller.

## Summary

Tom Hanks’ 2013 survival thriller *Captain Phillips* is now available to stream free with adverts on Tubi in the United States. Directed by Paul Greengrass, the acclaimed film dramatises the 2009 hijacking of the container ship Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates and explores the escalating confrontation between Captain Richard Phillips and pirate leader Muse.

The 134-minute film is based on real events and stars Hanks alongside Barkhad Abdi, who received an Oscar nomination for playing Muse. It currently holds a 93% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes from 280 reviews, reinforcing its reputation as one of Hanks’ most highly regarded thrillers.

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