The Imitation Game (2014)
History, Drama, Thriller, War
71Kernel Score — Generally Favorable, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A Metascore of 71 on a modest $14M budget that's returned $233.556M worldwide represents the kind of prestige-to-profit ratio that makes studios sit up. This modest historical thriller punched well above its weight at the box office.
Director track record: Morten Tyldum
The Imitation Game (71) sits well above Morten Tyldum's own 56.5-point average across his other scored films — a significant lift that trails his best-reviewed work, Headhunters (72), by just a point.
Lead track record: Benedict Cumberbatch
The Imitation Game (71) sits above Benedict Cumberbatch's own 68.6-point average across his other scored films — solid career work that trails his best-reviewed film, 12 Years a Slave (96), by a considerable margin.
Box office
Budget $14M · Box office $233.6M