Highest-Rated Movies about 'Somalia', Sort by Popularity
Captain Phillips (2013), Black Hawk Down (2001), Desert Flower (2009), The Pirates of Somalia (2017), Safari (2009) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Somalia movies.
#1. Captain Phillips (2013)
Storyline: Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is - through director Paul Greengrass's distinctive lens - simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization. The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (two time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks), and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. Phillips and Muse are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips' unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, 145 miles off the Somali coast, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control.
Plot Keywords: navy seal, captain, wife, seaman, hostage, gunman, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here!#2. Black Hawk Down (2001)
Storyline: Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This led to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Army Ranges, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen; resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. The film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on SSG Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Chief Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved.
Plot Keywords: soldier, warrior, military officer, rebel, gritty, thrilling, tense ...
Movie Details Click Here!#3. Desert Flower (2009)
Storyline: The autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 3, sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation (FGM).
Plot Keywords: photographer, agent, emotional, desert, somalia, beauty, work ...
Movie Details Click Here!#4. The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
Storyline: In 2008, rookie Canadian journalist Jay Bahadur's impulsive plan to embed himself among the pirates of Somalia provides the first close-up look at who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them.
Plot Keywords: young professional, journalist, idol, translator, pirate, brutal, disturbing ...
Movie Details Click Here!#5. Safari (2009)
Storyline: A gambler (Kad Merad) acts as tour guide for French tourists, who get more than they bargained for on an African safari.
Plot Keywords: tourists, gambler, lot, engaging, europe, somalia, adventure ...
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