The Imitation Game vs The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Imitation Game has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.4/10 for The Wind That Shakes the Barley). The Imitation Game is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 7m. The Wind That Shakes the Barley is the older of the two (2006 against 2014). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Imitation Game
The Wind That Shakes the Barley| The Imitation Game | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller, War | Drama, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Morten Tyldum | Ken Loach |
| Main cast | Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Rory Kinnear, Matthew Goode, Matthew Beard | Liam Cunningham, Cillian Murphy, Aidan O'Hare, Pádraic Delaney, Orla Fitzgerald |
Synopsis
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.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
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