Face-Off: Stephen Hawking vs. Alan Turing
by dan_dassow | created - 11 Sep 2014 | updated - 04 Mar 2015 | PublicThe Theory of Everything (2014) and The Imitation Game (2014) debuted at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). These films are respectively about Stephen Hawking and Alan Turing. Which of these films about English genius scientists and mathematicians are you most interested in seeing?
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1. The Theory of Everything (2014)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Stephen Hawking gets unprecedented success in the field of physics despite being diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. He defeats awful odds as his first wife Jane aids him loyally.
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Sophie Perry
Votes: 482,341 | Gross: $35.89M
Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking - English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. Hawking was the first to set forth a cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vocal supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
2. The Imitation Game (2014)
PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech
Votes: 825,488 | Gross: $91.13M
Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing - British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, computer scientist, mathematical biologist. He solved the enigma code. He is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.
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