The Imitation Game (2014)

Based On the Life of: Alan Turing

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch

Movie Budget: $14 million

Star Salary: $4.7 million

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game received several Oscar nods. The movie is based on the life of Alan Turing, a genius recruited by M16 to crack Nazi codes—including the infamous Enigma, a code previous thought to be unbreakable.

The Imitation Game is based on the life of the mathematics prodigy, as detailed in Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. The film also explores Turing’s struggle against homophobia. He was sent to prison in 1952 after authorities discovered he was gay.