Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "cryptography"

1. Zodiac (2007)

R | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards

Votes: 532,399 | Gross: $33.08M

2. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

PG-13 | 135 min | Biography, Drama

After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer

Votes: 920,925 | Gross: $170.74M

3. The Imitation Game (2014)

PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.

Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech

Votes: 758,541 | Gross: $91.13M

4. Midway (2019)

PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Drama, History

The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans

Votes: 84,394 | Gross: $56.85M

5. Sneakers (1992)

PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A security pro finds his past coming back to haunt him, when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.

Director: Phil Alden Robinson | Stars: Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, Jo Marr

Votes: 58,865 | Gross: $51.43M

6. The Da Vinci Code (2006)

PG-13 | 149 min | Mystery, Thriller

A murder inside the Louvre, and clues in Da Vinci paintings, lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years, which could shake the foundations of Christianity.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Jean Reno, Ian McKellen

Votes: 429,844 | Gross: $217.54M

7. For Your Eyes Only (1981)

PG | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond is assigned to find a missing British vessel, equipped with a weapons encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.

Director: John Glen | Stars: Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Topol, Lynn-Holly Johnson

Votes: 101,215 | Gross: $62.30M

8. From Russia with Love (1963)

PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Lotte Lenya, Daniela Bianchi

Votes: 134,179 | Gross: $24.80M

9. Snowden (2016)

R | 134 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto

Votes: 151,361 | Gross: $21.59M

10. Windtalkers (2002)

R | 134 min | Action, Drama, War

Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect Navajo Marines, who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich

Votes: 69,464 | Gross: $40.91M

11. Midway (1976)

PG | 132 min | Action, Drama, History

A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford

Votes: 19,575

12. U-571 (2000)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, War

A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.

Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi

Votes: 82,473 | Gross: $77.09M

13. Mercury Rising (1998)

R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Shadowy elements in the NSA target a nine-year old autistic savant for death when he is able to decipher a top secret code.

Director: Harold Becker | Stars: Bruce Willis, Miko Hughes, Alec Baldwin, Chi McBride

Votes: 74,038 | Gross: $32.94M

14. Les vampires (1915)

Not Rated | 421 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An intrepid reporter and his loyal friend battle a bizarre secret society of criminals known as The Vampires.

Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: Musidora, Édouard Mathé, Marcel Lévesque, Jean Aymé

Votes: 4,859

15. Paper Empire (2021– )

Action, Drama

Laurence Fintch (Robert Davi) creates the illusion of his managed billions being lost in a "Ponzi Scheme" so he can divert the funds to developing then hiding the funds within a Cryptography that he calls Digital Limbo.

Stars: Helena Mattsson, Robert Davi, Denise Richards, Timothy Gibbs

16. The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

R | 131 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Pat Hingle, Joyce Van Patten

Votes: 11,756 | Gross: $17.10M

17. The Numbers Station (2013)

R | 89 min | Action, Thriller

A disgraced black ops agent is dispatched to a remote CIA broadcast station to protect a code operator. Soon, they find themselves in a life-or-death struggle to stop a deadly plot before it's too late.

Director: Kasper Barfoed | Stars: John Cusack, Malin Akerman, Liam Cunningham, Richard Brake

Votes: 20,143

18. So Sweet, So Dead (1972)

X | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A serial killer is on the loose. His victims are unfaithful wives and he always leaves compromising photographs at the crime scene.

Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero | Stars: Farley Granger, Sylva Koscina, Silvano Tranquilli, Annabella Incontrera

Votes: 880

19. Aelita, the Queen of Mars (1924)

Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A mysterious radio message is beamed around the world, and among the engineers who receive it are Los, the hero, and his colleague Spiridonov. Los is an individualist dreamer. Aelita is the... See full summary »

Director: Yakov Protazanov | Stars: Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai Tsereteli, Nikolay Batalov

Votes: 2,640

20. Revelation (2001)

R | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Dating back to the time of Jesus Christ, an ancient relic known as the Loculus has been fought over by the forces of light and darkness down the centuries. Created in 50 A.D., the wood ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Urban | Stars: Natasha Wightman, Udo Kier, Diran Meghreblian, David Urban

Votes: 1,635

21. Sebastian (1968)

100 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

During the Cold War, the chief of a British intelligence code-breaking section falls in love with a new employee and shields an old co-worker, accused of Communist affiliations, from the wrath of the security branch.

Director: David Greene | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Susannah York, Lilli Palmer, John Gielgud

Votes: 642

22. The Nine Tailors (1974)

Mystery

The title refers to the nine strokes of a church bell to announce the death of a man. In this adaptation of Dorothy L. Sayers's intricate, nostalgic, and atmospheric novel of the same name,... See full summary »

Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Elizabeth Proud, Patrick Jordan

Votes: 342

23. Jane Doe: Vanishing Act (2005 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 92 min | Mystery

Frank Darnell, director of the Central Security Agency (CSA), is at a loss when Miles Crandall, the genius who writes top-secret satellite communication software for his Pentagon-contracted... See full summary »

Director: James A. Contner | Stars: Lea Thompson, Joe Penny, William R. Moses, Jessy Schram

Votes: 447

24. Travelling Salesman (2012)

80 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Four mathematicians are hired by the US government to solve the most powerful problem in computer science history.

Director: Timothy Lanzone | Stars: Danny Barclay, Eric Bloom, David John Cole, Malek Houlihan

Votes: 1,325

25. Breaking the Codes (1996 TV Movie)

75 min | Biography, Drama

A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Alun Armstrong, Blake Ritson, William Mannering

Votes: 654

26. The Code Talkers: A Secret Code of Honor (2003 Video)

23 min | Documentary, Short

The cast and crew of Windtalkers (2002) and a select few of the actual Navajo code talkers share their feelings on the situation of their being involved in WWII, and the film. We also see ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Mortillaro | Stars: Adam Beach, Thomas A. Begay, Sam Billison, Jeff Bingaman

Votes: 49

27. Cold Weather (2010)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A guy who moves back to Portland, Oregon becomes involved in the mystery of his ex-girlfriend's disappearance.

Director: Aaron Katz | Stars: Cris Lankenau, Raúl Castillo, Robyn Rikoon, Trieste Kelly Dunn

Votes: 2,288 | Gross: $0.14M

28. Rendezvous (1935)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, War

Powell plays an American cryptologist who tangles with German spies while falling in love.

Directors: William K. Howard, Sam Wood | Stars: William Powell, Rosalind Russell, Binnie Barnes, Lionel Atwill

Votes: 874

29. The Red Machine (2009)

Not Rated | 84 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Washington, DC, 1935: At the height of the Great Depression, a charming and irrepressible young thief is forced to help an icy and mysterious United States Navy spy steal a brand new device... See full summary »

Directors: Stephanie Argy, Alec Boehm | Stars: Lee Perkins, Donal Thoms-Cappello, Meg Brogan, Maureen Byrnes

Votes: 261

30. Jaws of Justice (1933)

Passed | 58 min | Action, Mystery, Romance

Seeker Dean has found the gold he has been looking for for 15 years. Heading for the Government office, Boone Jackson kills him. Kickabout finds a cryptogram as to the gold's location and ... See full summary »

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Kazan the Wonder Dog, Jack Perrin, Robert Walker, Ruth Sullivan

Votes: 57

31. Imagination (2007)

Not Rated | 70 min | Animation, Fantasy

Dr. Reineger is a child neuro-psychologist who has become confident that the twin Anna has a form of autism called Asperger's Syndrome, rendering her unable to cope with reality. As for her... See full summary »

Director: Eric Leiser | Stars: Ed K. Gildersleeve, Nikki Haddad, Jessi Haddad, Courtney Sanford

Votes: 214

32. Black Kiss (2004)

133 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Tokyo detective investigates after a fashion model witnesses a brutal slaying by a serial killer.

Director: Macoto Tezuka | Stars: Reika Hashimoto, Kaori Kawamura, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Masanobu Andô

Votes: 329

33. Battle of the Atlantic (2002– )

146 min | Documentary, History, War

The story of the World War II effort by Nazi Germany to disrupt Allied shipping with U-boat attacks and the Allied efforts to prevent it.

Stars: Chris Broyles, Bill Paterson

Votes: 130

34. Asalto informático (2002 TV Movie)

105 min | Thriller

Each of the members of a group of hackers is willing to fight against system. Their messages and attacks are political, socially demmanding but also playful. Each of them have reasons to ... See full summary »

Director: Miguel Ángel Carrasco | Stars: Antonio Dechent, Lucina Gil, Paco Luna, Manolo Solo

Votes: 25

35. Sekret Enigmy (1979)

158 min | Biography, Drama, History

Three Polish mathematicians are the first to crack the sophisticated Enigma code used by the Germans just before the Second World War. They build replicas of the Enigma machines and manage ... See full summary »

Director: Roman Wionczek | Stars: Tadeusz Borowski, Piotr Fronczewski, Piotr Garlicki, Tadeusz Plucinski

Votes: 60

36. Gateway (IV)

10 min | Short, Mystery, Thriller | Completed

A no-nonsense interrogator is hired to extract information from a cryptologist hiding U.S. secrets, and quickly realizes the mysterious man has more to hide than anyone thought.

Director: Matt Williams | Stars: Matt Williams, Alex Bowling, David Edwin, Jim Adams IV

37. Hakeri rata (2021 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary

During the siege of Vukovar, the defenders improvised a secret channel of communication using radio stations and Commodore 64 computers that thwarted attempts by the enemy to completely cut off the city from the outside world.

Directors: Tomislav Brdjanovic, Nikola Kupresanin | Stars: Ivica Azenic, Darko Lalic, Miroslav Oljaca, Davor Perkovic

Votes: 10

38. The Man from Downing Street (1922)

50 min | Adventure

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Director: Edward José | Stars: Earle Williams, Charles Hill Mailes, Boris Karloff, Betty Ross Clarke

Votes: 17

39. Inside Q's Lab (2000 Video)

10 min | Documentary, Short

The gadgets of 007.

Director: John Cork | Stars: Marie Clairu, Desmond Llewelyn, Charles Juroe, Lewis Gilbert

Votes: 117

40. Crix

Thriller | Announced

Development of new technologies leads to decentralized encrypted currencies, like bitcoin. By 2020, over 500 encrypted currencies emerge. Distrust and greed drive centralized banking and ... See full summary »

41. UUelcome (2008– )

TV-G | Game-Show

Lnq's recital -- Link Starbureiy solves Egglepple.

Stars: Lnq, Joey Koala, Honne Bay, Leaf Blue

42. The Making of the Numbers Station (2013 Video)

15 min | Documentary, Short

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Stars: Malin Akerman, John Cusack, Sean Furst

43. The World's Most Mysterious Book (2017)

5 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

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Director: Lisa LaBracio | Star: Pen-Pen Chen

44. Noir (1996 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

This Windows CD-ROM game takes players back to 1940 Los Angeles through computer graphics composed entirely of black and white photographs and video. Players assume the role of a detective ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Blyth | Stars: John Boyle, Lesley Tesh, Karen Teliha, Richard Morrison

Votes: 28

45. Smoke & Steel - Secrets of the Modern World (2022– )
Episode: A Subterranean Revolution (2022)

60 min | Documentary, History

The industrial legacy of a tunnel under the Thames, how steam engines reshaped the Netherlands, and a surprising link to our digital world.

Directors: Tamsin Curry, Tom Williams | Stars: Shini Somara, William Ashworth, Claire Barratt, Émilie Coulibaly

46. The Ryan Dawson Channel (2009– )
Episode: BTC Talk and Police Psychology with Cory Hughes (2019)

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Stars: Ryan Dawson, Cory Hughes

47. Battlefront (2001– )
Episode: Battle of Midway (2001)

23 min | Documentary, War

Only one isolated atoll prevents an enemy invasion of Hawaii. Midway Island is where the Japanese fleet converges on a tiny American base with a massive strafing and bombing attack.

48. Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Breaking the Japanese Code

TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

The story of America's code-breaking efforts against seemingly impenetrable secret Japanese military and diplomatic communications. The heroic struggle of Army code-breakers, headed by ... See full summary »

Stars: Charlton Heston, David Hatch, Norman Polmar, Carl Boyd

49. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: Britain at Bay (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Germany makes critical errors during the bombing of Britain.

Stars: Robert Powell, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Erich Raeder

Votes: 291

50. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Einstein's Quantum Riddle (2019)

TV-G | 54 min | Documentary

In an effort to disprove quantum mechanics, Albert Einstein proposes one of its strangest features: quantum entanglement.

Director: Jamie E. Lochhead | Stars: Jason Gallicchio, Eric Meyers

Votes: 110