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.
- Director
- Morten Tyldum
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $234M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
25 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Imitation Game actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Imitation Game appears in 5 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #24
Placed at #24 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Movies of the 2010s Ranked #25
Placed at #25 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Thriller Movies Ranked #28
Placed at #28 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #47
Placed at #47 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #104
Placed at #104 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 9 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 8 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Imitation Game returned 16.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $14M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $234M
- Release date
- Nov 14, 2014
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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