Imitation Game, The

During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst, and war hero Alan Turing (Cumberbatch) to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of “gross indecency”––an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality. Little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions, and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, The Imitation Game is the story of a genius who under nail-biting press helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives. Based on the book “Alan Turing: The Enigma” by Andrew Hodges. (Gary Reber)