The Imitation Game (2014) is a biographical thriller based on Alan Turing and his work during World War II. Directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, the movie details Turing and his team's attempt to break Enigma, a Nazi decryption device.
The film achieved massive success, grossing over $233 million worldwide and received critical acclaim, winning the Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars. Benedict Cumberbatch played Alan Turing and received a nomination for best actor for his performance.
The Imitation Game begins with the British police investigating Alan Turing for a break-in of his home. As the police interview him, Turing describes his work during World War II, a secret code-breaker who designed a machine, the bombe or 'Christopher', to break the Enigma device. This machine is the early ancestor of modern computers and is thus a huge milestone in computer science and the technological development of our society.
The movie touches on several topics such as cybersecurity, information privacy, and networks and communication. As representative of one of the earliest computing technologies, several parallels can be drawn from our modern technology and its uses to the creation and use of the bombe.