When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

A jaded former intelligence agent is pulled back into action when an attack at a mall creates a tense hostage situation.