A brilliant code-breaker races against time during wartime, facing a gritty, suspenseful, and ultimately tragic challenge.
Tense and earnest. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on true events.
Streaming on Kanopy (free) and Tubi (free).
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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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.
No. Brace yourself.
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