The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game (2014)

PG-13 113 min - History, Drama, Thriller, War - 14 November 2014

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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.

Director:  Morten Tyldum

Stars:  Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Charles Dance, Mark Strong, James Northcote, Tom Goodman-Hill, Steven Waddington, Ilan Goodman, Jack Tarlton, Alex Lawther, Jack Bannon, Tuppence Middleton, Dominik Charman, James G. Nunn, Charlie Manton, David Charkham, Victoria Wicks, Andrew Havill, Laurence Kennedy, Tim van Eyken, Viv Weatherall, Miranda Bell, Tim Steed, Bartosz Wandrykow, Lese Asquith-Coe, Hayley Joanne Bacon, Lauren Beacham, Ingrid Benussi, Nicholas Blatt, Jack Brash, Ancuta Breaban, Alex Corbet Burcher, Grace Calder, Richard Campbell, Daniel Chapple, Lisa Colquhoun, Alexander Cooper, Leigh Dent, Esther Eden, Sam Exley, Ben Farrow, Mike Firth, Hannah Flynn, James Gard, Guna Gultniece, Benjamin Hardie, Oscar Hatton, Luke Hope, Vera Horton, Vincent Idearson, Denis Koroshko, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Stuart Matthews, Amber-Rose May, Samantha Moran, Adam Nowell, Joseph Oliveira, Harry Leonard Parkinson, John Redmann, David G. Robinson, Alice Tapfield, Mark Underwood, Nicola-Jayne Wells, Josh Wichard

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Storyline

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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Tagline: The true enigma was the man who cracked the code.

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Genres: History, Drama, Thriller, War

Details

Official Website:  http://theimitationgamemovie.com/

Country:   United Kingdom

Language:  English

Release Date:  14 November 2014

Box Office

Budget:  $14,000,000

Revenue:  $233,555,708

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Black Bear Pictures, Bristol Automotive

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 53 min

by Ginger Shelby

The Imitation Game is based on the real life story of cryptographer Alan Turing. The movie is a race against time. Turing and his team of code breakers at Britain’s top secret Government Code and Cypher Schools must race to break the Nazi code. This parental guide to the movies thinks that his one may be too intense for younger audiences.

This movie is considered a historical thriller. Turing must break Nazi Germany’s famous Enigma code, a move that helped the Allies win World War II. Turing was a hero. The film follows his life from his unhappy teen years at boarding school to his entrance into the war as a codebreaker. During his career he broke 3,000 Enigma-generated naval codes, which led to the Ally victory.

The movie was rated PG-13 for some mild sexual references and adult themes. There is also some smoking throughout. In the end of the movie, Turing is convicted of gross indecency for homosexual acts. This law is no longer on the books, but it was at the time of the setting of the movie. This is what the MPAA called “mild” sexual references. This topic of Turing’s homosexuality takes up a considerable portion of the last part of the film. The film builds up a relationship with Joan Clarke to more that it was in real life.

The Imitation Game is a suspenseful movie that will leave the audience glued to their seats. The gay rights element stands out in the movie as a prominent feature. This family movie review believes that it is the duty of every parent to decide for themselves what is appropriate for their family. This is an excellent film, from a historical perspective. It is a complex story that weaves scenes from personal life into the overall historical context. In this way, it brings the realities of the war out in a way that the audience can understand.