The Ghost and the Darkness vs The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.8/10 for The Ghost and the Darkness). The Ghost and the Darkness is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 1h 53m. The Ghost and the Darkness is the older of the two (1996 against 2014). Both are history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Imitation Game| The Ghost and the Darkness | The Imitation Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Adventure, History, Thriller | Drama, History, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Stephen Hopkins | Morten Tyldum |
| Main cast | Emily Mortimer, Tom Wilkinson, Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas, Om Puri | Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Rory Kinnear, Matthew Goode, Matthew Beard |
Synopsis
The Ghost and the Darkness
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.
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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