The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game is a 2014 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.
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| Directed by | Morten Tyldum |
| Written by | Graham Moore |
| Based on | Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges |
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| Cinematography | Óscar Faura |
| Edited by | William Goldenberg |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
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| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million |
| Box office | $233.6 million |
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, 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.