The Imitation Game
2014 | 113 min | History, Drama, Thriller, War
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (8.0/10), it won an Oscar, it made about 17 times its budget and it earned strong reviews (90%). Make plans for this one.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
90% on Rotten Tomatoes, 71 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.0/10 from 19K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
2 wins, 8 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$234 million worldwide on a $14 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
866K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
Kanopy
Tubi TVRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
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Cast & crew
Directed by Morten Tyldum
- Benedict CumberbatchAlan Turing
- Keira KnightleyJoan Clarke
- Matthew GoodeHugh Alexander
- Rory KinnearDetective Robert Nock
- Allen LeechJohn Cairncross
- Matthew BeardPeter Hilton
- Charles DanceCommander Denniston
- Mark StrongStewart Menzies
- James NorthcoteJack Good
- Tom Goodman-HillSergeant Staehl