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      The Imitation Game

      PG-13 Released Dec 25, 2014 1 hr. 53 min. History Drama Biography LGBTQ+ TRAILER for The Imitation Game: Trailer 1 List
      90% 287 Reviews Tomatometer 91% 100,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 20 Buy Now

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      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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      Allie F 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. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/22 Full Review Ava S it's like a mix of 4 stars and 5 stars edit: nvm it's a 5 now Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Stephen M Great movie. Well worth a watch. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review Tony S Titled after a scholarly paper written by the main character, The Imitation Game is a World War II story about the breaking of the German codes. And it's very good. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Peterson H Captivating plot and great acting Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/24 Full Review Michael A Even Turing (Cumberbatch) couldn't decode the complexity of existing in an age that opposed him. Nonetheless, he rose above for the sake of mankind and defeated an evil empire. In the future, his own country, would come to declare him free of evils done towards him so that mankind might, in the end, cherish the code behind the machine. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Jason Bailey Flavorwire Cumberbatch helps elevate what could've been a rote boilerplate biopic into a film with the spark of a live wire. Jun 7, 2016 Full Review Mara Reinstein Us Weekly A moving tribute to an extraordinary man. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 19, 2015 Full Review David Stratton The Australian 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. Rated: 4/5 Jan 5, 2015 Full Review Benjamín Harguindey EscribiendoCine 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] Rated: 8/10 Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 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. Rated: 5/5 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Sofía Ochoa Rodríguez En Filme The aftertaste is somewhat schizophrenic: the founder of one of the pillars of our time was both a hero and martyr. It's a riddle the film doesn't try to solve. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Nov 23, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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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
      Executive Producer
      Graham Moore
      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
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