Enigma
2001 · Movie · R · 119 min · ★ 6.3 · 68% critics
During World War II, British codebreakers race to crack a newly changed German naval cipher as Allied convoys face growing danger at sea. When a colleague connected to the team vanishes, the search for answers turns into a tense investigation, raising fears of a leak inside the operation.
Based on Enigma
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-01-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (340 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a WWII-set spy mystery that’s more about puzzles, suspicion, and relationships than action, with a slow-burn build; Not for you if you need strict history or simple plotting like The Exception.
Pros: strong cast; tense wartime mystery; intriguing codebreaking premise | Cons: slow opening; convoluted plot; uneven pacing
Themes
- friendship
- submarine
- female lover
- world war ii
- radio transmission
- leave
- cryptography
- secret formula
Awards & recognition
- British Independent Film Award — Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film · 2001 · nominated
Cast & crew
Dougray Scott
as Tom Jericho
Kate Winslet
as Hester Wallace
Saffron Burrows
as Claire Romilly
Jeremy Northam
as Mr. Wigram
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as Puck
Tom Hollander
as Logie
Donald Sumpter
as Leveret
Matthew Macfadyen
as Cave
Richard Leaf
as Baxter
Bohdan Poraj
as Pinker
Directed by Michael Apted