Best movies of Barkhad Abdi

Captain Phillips(2013)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 87

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.



Eye in the Sky(2015)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 80

Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.



The Pirates of Somalia(2017)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 41

In 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself among the pirates of Somalia. He ultimately succeeds in providing the first close-up look into who these men ...



The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir(2018)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 19

Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father, but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.



Extortion(2017)

Combined Rating:
13
Combined Critics Rating: 0

When a Caribbean family vacation takes a disastrous turn, a father finds himself at the mercy of a cold-blooded fisherman, and a desperate race against the clock to save his wife and son.



A Girl from Mogadishu(2019)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 6

Based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, who - having made the extraordinary journey to escape war-torn Somalia - emerged as one of the world's foremost international activists against Gender...



Beneath a Sea of Lights(2020)

Combined Rating:
1
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A billboard repairman in Dubai tries to experience the products on his billboards as a con artist takes him under his wing.



Beneath a Sea of Lights(2018)

Combined Rating:
0
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A billboard repairman in Dubai tries to experience the products on his billboards as a con artist takes him under his wing.



A Girl from Mogadishu(2018)

Combined Rating:
0
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, who - having made the extraordinary journey to escape war-torn Somalia - emerged as one of the world's foremost international activists against Gender...