The Imitation Game
2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 113 min · ★ 8.0 · 81% critics
Set at Britain’s top-secret codebreaking site during WWII, this based-on-a-true-story film follows a brilliant cryptanalyst and a team racing the clock to crack enemy transmissions. Their work fuels high-stakes efforts that could change the course of the war during its darkest days.
Based on Alan Turing: The Enigma
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-11-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (18,096 votes)
- Box office
- $233,555,708
- Budget
- $14,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like serious WWII stories and smart, urgent problem-solving at a secret facility like Enigma-era thrillers; Not for you if you need strict historical accuracy, prefer lighter character interactions, or want more time after the code is cracked.
Pros: gripping wartime tension; standout lead performance; engaging real-life story | Cons: historical accuracy doubts; pacing and structure issues; simplified character dynamics
Themes
- england
- homophobia
- world war ii
- mathematician
- genius
- biography
- based on true story
- male homosexuality
- code breaking
- lgbt
- logician
- cryptography
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2015
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2015 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2015 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2015 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2015 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2015 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2015 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2015 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Alan Turing
Keira Knightley
as Joan Clarke
Matthew Goode
as Hugh Alexander
Rory Kinnear
as Detective Robert Nock
Allen Leech
as John Cairncross
Matthew Beard
as Peter Hilton
Charles Dance
as Commander Denniston
Mark Strong
as Stewart Menzies
James Northcote
as Jack Good
Tom Goodman-Hill
as Sergeant Staehl
Directed by Morten Tyldum