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Enigma (2002)

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Reviews Counted:103

Fresh:74

Rotten:29

Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: The well-crafted, twist-filled Enigma is a thinking person's spy thriller.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for a sex scene and language

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Apr 19, 2002 Limited

Box Office: $3,842,105

Synopsis: A romantic thriller steeped in the tense atmosphere of wartime Britain, this suspenseful drama centers on the mysteries of WWII cryptography while telling a tale of love, patriotism, obsession and... A romantic thriller steeped in the tense atmosphere of wartime Britain, this suspenseful drama centers on the mysteries of WWII cryptography while telling a tale of love, patriotism, obsession and betrayal. Enigma takes you inside Station X, one of the most secret places at Bletchley Park; famed birthplace of the Computer Age and the scene of some of the most brilliant code breaking of all time. In March 1943, the best minds in England have gathered at Bletchley Park and face their worst nightmare: the Nazis have changed the code key for the Enigma machine! Since they're unable to monitor the Nazi U-boats' communication, the clock is ticking for an allied convoy crossing the Atlantic with 10,000 passengers and vital supplies. Allied command looks for help from Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott), a brilliant young mathematician and code breaker. Unknown to his colleagues, Jericho has another equally baffling enigma of his own to unravel: Claire (Saffron Burrows), the woman he's obsessed with, has disappeared just when authorities suspect there may be a spy at the Park. To get to the bottom of both mysteries, Jericho enlists the help of Hester (Kate Winslet), Claire's best friend and co-worker at Bletchley. Together they keep one step ahead of secret services agent Wigram (Jeremy Northam), to reach a conclusion that uncovers both international and personal betrayals. -- © 2002 Manhattan Pictures International [More]

Starring: Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Northam, Saffron Burrows

Starring: Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Northam, Saffron Burrows, Corin Redgrave, Tom Hollander, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Director: Michael Apted

Director: Michael Apted
Screenwriter: Tom Stoppard
Producer: Mick Jagger, Lorne Michaels
Composer: John Barry
Studio: Manhattan Pictures International

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3/4

Emanuel Levy

Steeped in the tense atmopshere of Wartime Britain, Michael Apted's semi-Hitchcockian drama centers on the mysteries of code breaking while at the same time relates a noirish tale of love, obsession and betrayal.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 22 2006 04:04 PM

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3.5/4

Scott Nash

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 30 2005 03:22 AM

Three Movie Buffs

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3/4

Judith Egerton

Tries to wed a wartime spy thriller with a noir mystery involving a femme fatale, which doesn't fully work.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 25 2004 08:28 AM

Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

N/R

Matthew Bond

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 15 2003 05:14 PM

Daily Mail [UK]

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3/5

Pablo Villaca

O roteiro é confuso em certos momentos e a edição (que inclui vários flashbacks) deixa a desejar, mas, no geral, é um filme interessante.

comment Comment | Jul., 25 2003 08:29 PM

Cinema em Cena

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3/4

Susan Tavernetti

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2003 05:15 PM

Palo Alto Weekly

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James O'Ehley

Within a few weeks’ time you’d forget ever having seen it at all . . .

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 16 2003 12:28 AM

Movie Gurus

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3/5

Harry Guerin

For the great turns from Scott, Winslet and Northam and the timely reminder that the greatest acts of heroism are so often unsung, it deserves your attention.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 26 2003 07:21 AM

RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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3/5

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 23 2002 03:13 PM

Empire Magazine

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4/5

Rich Cline

A cleverly involving, slow-burning dramatic thriller.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 08 2002 08:35 AM

Film Threat

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B

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

A complicated and intelligent British film with a curious roster of off-screen talent.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 04 2002 08:15 PM

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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3/5

Matthew Turner

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 30 2002 08:27 AM

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 15 2002 08:23 AM

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Margaret A. McGurk

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Cincinnati Enquirer

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3/4

Mark Dujsik

The mystery doesn’t revolve solely around guessing who the bad guy is -- there’s a historical and personal context to the whole thing -- and the thrills are more cerebral than visceral.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 08 2002 02:51 PM

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3/5

Karina Montgomery

"Intelligence fails because it is human, no stronger than the power of one mind to read another, to divine its intent, to know the enemy." - NY Times.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 02 2002 10:05 PM

Cinerina

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Jason Clark

a History Channel pageant masquerading as a full-blooded film

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 26 2002 11:10 PM

Matinee Magazine

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Robert Roten

The complex, demanding script tries to cover too many bases at once, but it succeeds better than one might expect.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 26 2002 08:17 PM

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