The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMorten Tyldum
Written byGraham Moore
Based onAlan Turing: The Enigma
by Andrew Hodges
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyÓscar Faura
Edited byWilliam Goldenberg
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company
Release dates
Running time
115 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[2][3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14 million[4]
Box office$233.6 million[5]

The Imitation Game is a 2014 American period biographical thriller film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, based on the 1983 biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges.

The film's title quotes the name of the game cryptanalyst Alan Turing proposed for answering the question "Can machines think?", in his 1950 seminal paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing, who decrypted German intelligence messages for the British government during World War II. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, and Mark Strong appear in supporting roles.

The Imitation Game was released theatrically in the United States on November 28, 2014. The film grossed over $233 million worldwide on a $14 million production budget, making it the highest-grossing independent film of 2014. It received eight nominations at the 87th Academy Awards (including Best Picture), winning for Best Adapted Screenplay; five nominations at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards; and three nominations at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards. It also received nine BAFTA nominations, and won the People's Choice Award at the 39th Toronto International Film Festival.

  1. ^ "The Imitation Game". British Board of Film Classification. September 15, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Imitation Game (2014)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
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  4. ^ "The Weinstein Co. Special: How They Turned 'Imitation Game' Director Into an Oscar Contender". The Hollywood Reporter. January 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Imitation Game". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 20, 2021.