The Imitation Game
About The Imitation Game
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.
The Imitation Game (2014) is a history thriller film directed by Morten Tyldum. Benedict Cumberbatch takes the lead as Alan Turing, Keira Knightley as Joan Clarke, Matthew Goode as Hugh Alexander, and Rory Kinnear as Detective Robert Nock.
It runs 113 minutes and was released in November 2014. Written by Graham Moore. Production companies include Black Bear Pictures, Bristol Automotive, and FilmNation Entertainment. The story is adapted from real events.
Shelv files it under england, male homosexuality, homophobia, and genius. In the United States it streams on Howdy Amazon Channel and Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels. It scores 8.0 out of 10 from 18,616 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.
A Beautiful Mind, Milk, and Bohemian Rhapsody make useful companions to The Imitation Game, all filed under code breaking and cryptography.