The Imitation Game
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This article is about the film. For the testing technique, see Turing test. For other uses, see The Imitation Game (disambiguation).
The Imitation Game is a 2014 American 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
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Morten Tyldum
Written by
Graham Moore
Based on
Alan Turing: The Enigma
by Andrew Hodges
Produced by
Nora Grossman
Ido Ostrowsky
Teddy Schwarzman
Starring
Benedict Cumberbatch
Keira Knightley
Matthew Goode
Rory Kinnear
Charles Dance
Mark Strong
Cinematography
Óscar Faura
Edited by
William Goldenberg
Music by
Alexandre Desplat
Production
companies
Black Bear Pictures
Bristol Automotive
Orange Corp
Distributed by
The Weinstein Company
Release dates
August 29, 2014 (Telluride)
November 14, 2014 (United States)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
Country
United States[2][3]
Language
English
Budget
$14 million[4]
Box office
$233.6 million[5]
