The Imitation Game

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The Imitation Game

PG-13

2014

1h 53m

History

Drama

Biography

LGBTQ+

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In 1939, newly created British intelligence agency MI6 recruits Cambridge mathematics alumnus Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to crack Nazi codes, including Enigma -- which cryptanalysts had thought unbreakable. Turing's team, including Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley), analyze Enigma messages while he builds a machine to decipher them. Turing and team finally succeed and become heroes, but in 1952, the quiet genius encounters disgrace when authorities reveal he is gay and send him to prison.

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Critics Consensus

With an outstanding starring performance from Benedict Cumberbatch illuminating its fact-based story, The Imitation Game serves as an eminently well-made entry in the "prestige biopic" genre.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

06/07/2016

Cumberbatch helps elevate what could've been a rote boilerplate biopic into a film with the spark of a live wire.

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Mara Reinstein

Us Weekly

01/19/2015

3.5/4

A moving tribute to an extraordinary man.

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David Stratton

The Australian

01/05/2015

4/5

What could have been a very dry and earnest film emerges, under the intelligent direction of Norwegian Morten Tyldum working from a screenplay by Graham Moore, as a gripping and still rather extraordinary story.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Dec 24

4/5

The Imitation Game takes too many dramatic liberties in adapting for the screen but at the end of the day, the film does help right a wrong in recognizing the code-breakers--including Alan Turing--for their work during World War II.

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Benjamín Harguindey

EscribiendoCine

03/01/2024

8/10

The movie goes beyond requiem thanks to Cumberbatch's performance, the supporting actors and the surprising intensity of a spy thriller set mainly in two rooms and a garage. [Full review in Spanish]

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

09/04/2023

5/5

Call out the "Oscar bait" planning and intentional polish all you want, but you won't be seeing a bad film whatsoever. You will be seeing a calculated crowd pleaser with perfect delivery, through and through.

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Allie F

02/04/2022

The story of Alan Turing and what others did at Bletchley Park is one that the world should know about. Of course, for cinematic purposes, the narrative heavily leans on a specific storyline that does take artistic license on the actual events that took place historically. The truth is that there were many heroes in the war, and there are still other untold stories of efforts just as valiant. That said, Cumberbatch and Knightly did a great job in conveying some of the complex feelings and emotions that arose from many difficult situations. Despite the departure from some historical details and facts, it's a well-made film. One I've watched multiple times since. It's heartbreaking what Turing had to undergo after what he helped do, and definitely a tear jerker for that reason. Great movie.

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alexandre n

Dec 1

A good one. What's bother me is : was it true they have found how to decipher a month after bulding a hundred thousand pound machine cause they were mathematician or is it just a bad part in the film writting ? I don't know what would be the less believable.

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Nov 22

Filme bom da desgraça quase chorei com o final

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Caleb S

@review-person-friend77 Nov 12

I adore this movie. It’s so gripping, and I love the history in it. Yeah, you’ve gotta pay attention to enjoy it, but man it’s a great show.

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Ghabryell X

Oct 19

Absolute Cinema! Esse filme consegue passar toda a ideia de como funciona a mente de um gênio! Alguém que desde novo é incompreendido por estar a frente do seu tempo, e consequentemente acaba sofrendo um certo tipo de preconceito. Mas também conta toda a história de superação de alguém que conseguiu encurtar a guerra.

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Patrick C

Sep 9

I enjoyed this fine film far more than I was expecting to. Alan Turing's story is literally one of triumph and tragedy, the former in his designing the decoding machine that enabled Britain to read German intelligence, the latter his appalling treatment at the hands of the British state in being forced to undergo chemical castration for his (then criminal) homosexuality. But even a story this powerful needs an outstanding performance to engage the viewer, and Benedict Cumberbatch provides one and then some. He is superb and raises 'The Imitation Game ' above a mere biopic and into the realm of art.

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Alan Turing

Keira Knightley

Joan Clarke

Matthew Goode

Hugh Alexander

Rory Kinnear

Det. Robert Nock

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The Imitation Game: Official Clip - Deciding Who Lives and Who Dies

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The Imitation Game: Official Clip - Alan Turing Breaks up with Joan Clarke

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The Imitation Game: Official Clip - The Enigma Code

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The Imitation Game: Official Clip - Cracking the Enigma Code

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The Imitation Game: Official Clip - Alan Turing's Legacy

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The Imitation Game: Official Clip - Joan Clarke Passes Turing’s Test

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Synopsis

In 1939, newly created British intelligence agency MI6 recruits Cambridge mathematics alumnus Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to crack Nazi codes, including Enigma -- which cryptanalysts had thought unbreakable. Turing's team, including Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley), analyze Enigma messages while he builds a machine to decipher them. Turing and team finally succeed and become heroes, but in 1952, the quiet genius encounters disgrace when authorities reveal he is gay and send him to prison.

Director: Morten Tyldum
Producer: Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
Screenwriter: Graham Moore
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Black Bear Pictures, Bristol Automotive
Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Historical Smoking|Some Sexual References)
Genre: History, Drama, Biography, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $91.1M
Runtime: 1h 53m

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