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Movies like The Imitation Game (2014) Finished The Imitation Game and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with The Imitation Game, and what it does not.
What did you love about The Imitation Game? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Persecution of minorities Persecution Genius War time morality Historical thriller Biographical drama Period detail Contemplative Your best matches Ranked against what The Imitation Game is actually about, not its genre labels.
63% Reverina match Top pick 1974 · Film · Drama · Crime
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: historical drama Shares its period detail and desaturated look Told the same way, nonlinear More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Centres on the same rebel figure What's different Not really biographical drama or historical thriller Not built around persecution or genius More violent Commitment 3h 22m
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Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against The Imitation Game.
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1986 · Film · Drama · Action
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Why it matches Told the same way, nonlinear Built around the same moral ambiguity Shares its tense and contemplative register Builds as slowly What's different Not really biographical drama or historical thriller Does not promise historical drama or war time suspense More violent Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against The Imitation Game.
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1979 · Film · Drama · War
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Why it matches Built around the same moral ambiguity Shares its tense and contemplative register Builds as slowly Asks the same amount of you What's different Not really biographical drama or historical thriller Does not promise historical drama or war time suspense Leans further into horror Where it streams Plex Add to watchlist Not for me
Watched for the same thing: historical drama Centres on the same rebel figure Nuremberg 2025
Watched for the same thing: historical drama Built around the same moral ambiguity Pressure 2026 · 1h 41m
Watched for the same thing: historical drama Built around the same moral ambiguity The Pianist 2002
Built around the same persecution Watched for the same thing: historical drama
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