The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game is a 2014 English - language film directed by Morten Tyldum. It is a historical drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, and Mark Strong. This movie is based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing. The film portrays the nail-biting race against time of the one of the most intelligent and instinctive cryptanalyst named Alan Turing along with his brilliant team of talented code - breakers who decrypted German intelligence messages at Britain's top - secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.