Downfall vs The Imitation Game

Downfall and The Imitation Game are tied on audience score (7.9/10). The Imitation Game is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2014). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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DownfallThe Imitation Game
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 8.0/10
Year20042014
Length2h 35m1h 53m
GenresDrama, History, WarDrama, History, Thriller, War
Country–United States of America
DirectorOliver HirschbiegelMorten Tyldum
Main castThomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian BerkelBenedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Rory Kinnear, Matthew Goode, Matthew Beard

Synopsis

Downfall

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to…

The Imitation Game

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.

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