Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
United Kingdom · 2012
1h 24m
Director Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey
Starring Ed Stoppard, Henry Goodman, Paul McGann, Asa Briggs
Genre Documentary, Drama, History
Add to Watchlist
Please login to add films to your watchlist.
Alan Turing is the genius British mathematician who was instrumental in breaking the German naval Enigma Code during World War II, arguably saving millions of lives. Turing's achievements went unrecognised during his lifetime. Instead he ended up being treated as a common criminal, for being homosexual at a time when homosexual acts were a crime. In 1952, he was convicted of 'gross indecency' with another man and was forced to undergo so-called 'organo-therapy' - chemical castration. Two years later, he killed himself with cyanide, aged just 41. Alan Turing was driven to a terrible despair and early death by the nation he'd done so much to save.
What are people saying?
Users who liked this film also liked
Sleeping Beauty
A young university student is drawn into a mysterious world of desires.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Australia • 2011
- Director Julia Leigh
- Cast Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie, Mirrah Foulkes, Ivy Mak, Tammy Macintosh
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Katniss returns to the Capital to end the war — and President Snow's reign.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, United States • 2015
- Director Francis Lawrence
- Cast Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Josh Hutcherson
- Genre Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Available on Netflix, AMC+, Netflix basic with Ads, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Annihilation
A biologist signs up for an expedition in search of her husband, who has vanished in a logic-defying alien landscape.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2018
- Director Alex Garland
- Cast Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac
- Genre Horror, Science Fiction
- Available on fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Deadpool 2
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable to save a boy's life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, United States • 2018
- Director David Leitch
- Cast Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T. J. Miller
- Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Available on FXNow, fuboTV, Disney Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
The Lodgers
In rural Ireland, two twins live in their crumbling family estate with a sinister presence known as The Lodgers.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Ireland • 2017
- Director Brian O'Malley
- Cast Bill Milner, Charlotte Vega, Eugene Simon, David Bradley, Moe Dunford
- Genre Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Freevee, Xumo Play, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Plex