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Enigma

2001 · 119 min

A cerebral wartime puzzle that keeps you leaning in, mixing code-breaking tension with a quiet, aching romance and a lingering sense of loss.

Directed by
Michael Apted
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
Unlock the secret.
Overview
The story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages sent to their submarines.

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Directed by
Michael Apted
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • war
  • mystery
  • love
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
mystery, drama, thriller, romance, war
Directed by
Michael Apted
Written by
Tom Stoppard
Starring
Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows, Jeremy Northam, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Tom Hollander, Donald Sumpter, Matthew Macfadyen
Music
John Barry
Cinematography
Seamus McGarvey
Runtime
119 min
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, Netherlands
Languages
German, English

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