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The Imitation Game

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
789K
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POPULARITY
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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
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    789K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    970
    105
    • Director
      • Morten Tyldum
    • Writers
      • Graham Moore
      • Andrew Hodges
    • Stars
      • Benedict Cumberbatch
      • Keira Knightley
      • Matthew Goode
    • 999User reviews
    • 393Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 49 wins & 165 nominations total

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    "Six Minutes"
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    "Alan Turing Interview at Bletchley Park"
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    The Imitation Game: Like You (US)
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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)
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    Benedict Cumberbatch at an event for The Imitation Game (2014)

    Top cast

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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
    • All cast & crew
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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
      Alan Turing didn't design the machine by himself. W. Gordon Welchman, a mathematician not mentioned in the film, collaborated with him.
    • 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 reviews999

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    Featured review
    9/10
    An instant classic
    A movie which oozes Britishness from every frame, The Imitation Game is an instant classic. Wartime Britain is depicted vividly, if a little caricatured, with an autumnal palette and a jaunty air.

    A true story, sympathetically told, with good performances all round and a stand-out Turing from the indefatigable Mr Cumberbatch. The young Turing is also extremely well realised by Alex Lawther.

    Meandering through Alan Turing's life since school until shortly before his death, the script demands your attention and regularly makes you smile.

    Highly recommended.
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    FAQ6

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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 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Người Giải Mã
    • Filming locations
      • Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England, UK(Alan Turing's School)
    • Production companies
      • Black Bear Pictures
      • FilmNation Entertainment
      • 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
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    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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