

The Imitation Game
The true enigma was the man who cracked the code.
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14M
- Box office
- $233.6M
- Language
- English
- england
- homophobia
- world war ii
- mathematician
- genius
- biography
- based on true story
- male homosexuality
- code breaking
- lgbt
- logician
- cryptography
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IndiaIN
- PremiereInternational Film Festival of India29 Nov 2014
- Theatrical16 Jan 2015
United StatesUS
- PremierePG-13Telluride Film Festival29 Aug 2014
- PremiereSan Diego Film Festival27 Sept 2014
- PremiereAspen Film Festival28 Sept 2014
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival4 Oct 2014
- PremiereMilwaukee Film Festival5 Oct 2014
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival / Scottsdale International Film Festival11 Oct 2014
- PremiereKansas International Film Festival12 Oct 2014
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival / Woodstock Film Festival16 Oct 2014
- PremierePhiladelphia International Film Festival18 Oct 2014
- PremiereNew Orleans Film Festival19 Oct 2014
- PremiereFilmColumbia Festival / Heartland Film Festival22 Oct 2014
- PremiereTwin Cities Film Festival24 Oct 2014
- PremiereAustin Film Festival28 Oct 2014
- PremiereSavannah Film and Video Festival30 Oct 2014
- PremiereIndie Memphis Film Fest1 Nov 2014
- PremiereMiddleburg Film Festival2 Nov 2014
- PremiereHawaii Film Festival / Lone Star Film Festival5 Nov 2014
- PremiereAsheville Cinema Festival6 Nov 2014
- PremiereThree Rivers Film Festival8 Nov 2014
- PremiereVirginia Film Festival9 Nov 2014
- PremiereFort Lauderdale International Film Festival / Napa Valley Film Festival12 Nov 2014
- PremiereDenver International Film Festival / Houston Cinema Arts Festival / St. Louis International Film Festival15 Nov 2014
- PremiereKey West Film Festival16 Nov 2014
- PremiereIvy Film Festival18 Nov 2014
- PremiereWorld Science Festival19 Nov 2014
- Theatrical (limited)PG-1328 Nov 2014
- PremiereLouisiana International Film Festival3 Dec 2014
- TheatricalPG-1319 Dec 2014
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival8 Oct 2014
- PremiereLeeds International Film Festival7 Nov 2014
- PremiereInverness Film Festival9 Nov 2014
- Theatrical12A14 Nov 2014
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PremiereDubai International Film Festival16 Dec 2014
- Theatrical8 Jan 2015
AustraliaAU
- PremiereBritish Film Festival16 Nov 2014
- TheatricalM19 Dec 2014
CanadaCA
- Premiere18AToronto International Film Festival9 Sept 2014
- PremiereWhistler Film Festival3 Dec 2014
- Theatrical (limited)18AToronto12 Dec 2014
- TheatricalPG19 Dec 2014
AlbaniaAL
- Theatrical25 Dec 2014
AngolaAO
- Theatrical15 Jan 2015
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical5 Feb 2015
ArmeniaAM
- Theatrical5 Feb 2015
ArubaAW
- Theatrical26 Feb 2015
AustriaAT
- Theatrical23 Jan 2015
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The Imitation Game was released on 14 November 2014.
Audience reviews
4- A1/10
Aaaidan
6/22/2022
The first time I saw this movie, I loved it. It made me want to learn more about Alan Turing, but the more I learned, the more I realised how inaccurate this movie is. It is well acted, well produced, well cast, and I would still love it if not for the fact that it differs so much from what really happened that it would have been more appropriate to change all the names and portray it as purely historical fiction rat…
- N9/10
Nathan
7/26/2022
Benedict Cumberbatch is fantastic in this movie. I really dug this. Love movies set during WWII and this one encapsulates it brilliantly. Felt they did the story justice while also having an underlying message on acceptance. **Score:** _90%_ **Verdict:** _Excellent_
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
6/3/2024
Whilst I did enjoy this telling of the wartime efforts of the British code-breakers at Bletchley Park, I think I prefer Sir Derek Jacobi's 1996 interpretation of the achievements of Alan Turing, the brilliant mathematician who led a team of enigmatic individuals who broke the Nazi "Enigma" code. Benedict Cumberbatch is really just reprising his BBC "Sherlock" characterisation - even down to the pensive hand gestures.…
- R9/10
r96sk
4/2/2025
<em>'The Imitation Game'</em> is fascinating stuff. I watched 2001's <em>'Enigma'</em> almost five years ago and do remember liking it, though I found it a bit too pedestrian (at least early on). This 2014 release does a greater job at telling the story of Alan Turing & Co. Firstly, this did a particularly great job in terms of casting. Benedict Cumberbatch (and Alex Lawther) are terrific as the aforementioned. Ke…
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