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The Imitation Game

  • 2014
  • PG
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
828K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
428
45
Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game (2014)
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
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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 trouble... Read allDuring 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.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
  • Writers
    • Graham Moore
    • Andrew Hodges
  • Stars
    • Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Keira Knightley
    • Matthew Goode
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    828K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    428
    45
    • Director
      • Morten Tyldum
    • Writers
      • Graham Moore
      • Andrew Hodges
    • Stars
      • Benedict Cumberbatch
      • Keira Knightley
      • Matthew Goode
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 396Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 49 wins & 165 nominations total

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    Official Trailer
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    "Six Minutes"
    Clip 0:40
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    "Alan Turing Interview at Bletchley Park"
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    The Imitation Game: Like You (US)
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    The Imitation Game: Game (US)
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    The Imitation Game: Let Me Try (US)
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    The Imitation Game: Useless Machine
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    The Imitation Game: Breaking The Enigma Code (UK)
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    Matthew Beard, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Allen Leech in The Imitation Game (2014)
    Keira Knightley in The Imitation Game (2014)
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    Matthew Beard, Matthew Goode, and Allen Leech in The Imitation Game (2014)
    Charles Dance, Mark Strong, and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game (2014)
    Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game (2014)
    Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game (2014)
    Keira Knightley and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game (2014)
    Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game (2014)
    Matthew Beard, Matthew Goode, Keira Knightley, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Allen Leech in The Imitation Game (2014)
    Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game (2014)
    Benedict Cumberbatch at an event for The Imitation Game (2014)

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    Benedict Cumberbatch
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Alan Turing
    Keira Knightley
    Keira Knightley
    • Joan Clarke
    Matthew Goode
    Matthew Goode
    • Hugh Alexander
    Allen Leech
    Allen Leech
    • John Cairncross
    Rory Kinnear
    Rory Kinnear
    • Detective Robert Nock
    Matthew Beard
    Matthew Beard
    • Peter Hilton
    Charles Dance
    Charles Dance
    • Commander Denniston
    Mark Strong
    Mark Strong
    • Stewart Menzies
    James Northcote
    James Northcote
    • Jack Good
    Tom Goodman-Hill
    Tom Goodman-Hill
    • Sergeant Staehl
    • (as Tom Goodman Hill)
    Steven Waddington
    Steven Waddington
    • Superintendent Smith
    Ilan Goodman
    • Keith Furman
    Jack Tarlton
    Jack Tarlton
    • Charles Richards
    Alex Lawther
    Alex Lawther
    • Young Alan Turing
    Jack Bannon
    Jack Bannon
    • Christopher Morcom
    Tuppence Middleton
    Tuppence Middleton
    • Helen
    Dominic Charman
    Dominic Charman
    • Sherborne Student 1
    James G. Nunn
    James G. Nunn
    • Sherborne Student 2
    • (as James G Nunn)
    • Director
      • Morten Tyldum
    • Writers
      • Graham Moore
      • Andrew Hodges
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Alan Turing is shown running in various scenes. It's never mentioned in the film, but he was a world-class distance runner. In 1946 he ran a marathon in 2:46:03.
    • Goofs
      A few examples of Americanism in speech which would not be used at that time. Turing twice uses the adjective "smarter" which only meant 'dress neater', British people would use "cleverer" until decades later.
    • Quotes

      Christopher Morcom: Sometimes it's the very people who no one imagines anything of who do the things no one can imagine.

    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: The Imitation Game/'71 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Opportunity
      Written by Alexander Norris, Stuart Hart, Scott Lean

      Performed by Tony Liberto

      Courtesy of Selectracks, Inc/BMG Chrysalis

    User reviews1K

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Brilliant performance
    Whenever I watch films where it's based on a true story, I typically tend to not delve into the story itself and watch the film for its main purpose. Entertainment. I thought I'd quickly whack this in here, because I saw some negative reviews because it was a little bit inaccurate.

    The film itself I thought was brilliant. It was a wonderful performance from Benedict (never used that word to describe acting before which speaks volumes) and he carried the film in the parts where not a lot was going on.

    The plot itself was interesting and kept you in suspense throughout and it had great characters that were all likeable and kept you invested throughout!

    My only real problem I had was that when they finally figured out the code, the film kind of dragged. All tension was gone from the film and you're left with 20 mins or so of just wrapping up stuff and dragging scenes on that didn't need to be, so I got a touch bored towards the end. But other than that it was a really enjoyable watch and for someone who wasn't really familiar with the true story I found it educational also, which is a nice bonus.

    But yeah, it's definitely a film I'd recommend. 8/10 from me!
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    • danielmanson
    • Jun 3, 2021

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    • Why did the Germans never realise the code had been broken?
    • Did the Germans ever break the Allies' codes?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2014 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Le jeu de l'imitation
    • Filming locations
      • Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England, UK(Alan Turing's School)
    • Production companies
      • Black Bear
      • Bristol Automotive
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $91,125,683
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $479,352
      • Nov 30, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $233,555,708
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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