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Set in England during World War II, Michael Apted's ENIGMA follows bookish code-breaker Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott) through a whirlwind love affair with Claire Romilly (Saffron Burrows), a seductive blonde clerk, and his subsequent recovery from a mental breakdown caused by the relationship. As Tom begins to pick up the pieces .. Read more

Starring	Kate Winslet, Dougray Scott, Saffron Burrows, Tom Hollander
Director	Michael Apted
Genres	Drama

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- Stolidly old-fashioned movie, in the style of Second World War propaganda films, that segues into an even more old-fashioned spy yarn of derring-do.
- 31811
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Set in England during ...
  
  Set in England during World War II, Michael Apted's ENIGMA follows bookish code-breaker Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott) through a whirlwind love affair with ... read more »
  
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  - MANCHESTER
  - 05 Oct 2004 at 19:43
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  a real engima
  
  brilliant film, kept me hooked all the way through it, couldn't stop until I knew the plot, had some great twists and turns, made me realise what was going ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 30 Dec 2011 at 16:46
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  avoid avoid avoid!
  
  AAAARRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!
  
  Alan Turning must be turning in his grave!!!
  
  I don't know where to start, ... read more »
  
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- - rosegaia82
  - 12 reviews
  - Wakefield
  - 19 Oct 2011 at 14:29
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  A PANACEA FOR INSOMNIA
  
  Robert Harris has penned a series of novels of history, intrique and adventure, but sadly Enigma, when turned into a movie is just a huge disappointment. It is ... read more »
  
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- - Burnhamite
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  - BURNHAM
  - 29 Sep 2010 at 07:59
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  Decent wartime drama
  
  Fairly enjoyable, but not really anything to get excited about. As per usual with wartime 'thrillers', it's quite dull and the characters are a bit ... read more »
  
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- 907896
- - Mickey Mouse
  - Dorset, England
  - 24 Jul 2010 at 00:31
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  Not very exciting
  
  I felt this film was rather disappointing - I was expecting a bit more drama and suspense which I felt the film lacked. Not really 'edge-of- the-seat' ... read more »
  
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- 906336
- - LizB
  - 71 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 18 Jul 2010 at 12:12
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  An interesting thinking man's world war two thriller!
  
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  Enigma is an intelligent and thrilling WWII film about the heroes who cracked the German secret codes. Much better than U571, that was 100% historically ... read more »
  
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  - Orpington
  - 24 May 2010 at 22:34
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  Excellent viewing
  
  We really enjoyed this film. Kept us on the edge of our seats the whole way through.
  
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- - PeterHKay
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  - Preston
  - 08 Oct 2009 at 21:16
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  Lovely premise of codebreakers at Bletchley, Northam provides relief from otherwise poor acting
  
  WWII, both sides communicate in code to hide their secrets. Bletchley, England, the most intelligent men of the allies apply maths and logic to break the codes... read more »
  
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- - JeffTracy
  - 4 reviews
  - Huntingdon
  - 28 Jul 2009 at 19:43
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  very good
  
  This is a suprisingly good movie set in ww2 as anyone who understands what the egnima is will know. The acting is good and some of the plot is based on truth ... read more »
  
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- - mikey1
  - 229 reviews
  - bournemouth
  - 02 Jun 2009 at 18:43
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  Bit of everything to cater for him and her.
  
  The wife and I sat down to watch this. Whilst she enjoyed it more than me, i still found it quite good and interesting. There was no sticker on the CD cover, so... read more »
  
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- - Belcher
  - 26 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 16 Mar 2009 at 12:30
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  Set in England during ...
  
  Set in England during World War II, Michael Apted's ENIGMA follows bookish code-breaker Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott) through a whirlwind love affair with ... read more »
  
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- 48817
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  - MANCHESTER
  - 05 Oct 2004 at 19:43
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  A Bit Of An Enigma
  
  The true story of life at Bletchley Park and the Enigma machine is a fascinating one. The fact that it was all kept secret for so long is almost unbelievable. ... read more »
  
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  - BRIGHTON
  - 18 Nov 2003 at 15:04
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  Good drama limited in other ways
  
  This is primarly a love story, if you want a film focused on the goings on at Bletchy during WW2 then this does not go deep enough. Worth viewing for what it ... read more »
  
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- - Graham Law
  - Leicestershire UK
  - 21 Jun 2005 at 20:16
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  Surprising
  
  After the castigating reviews I missed this in the cinema. I was pleasantly surprised at the excellent sets; the period was captured beautifully and the acting ... read more »
  
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- - Wobblo
  - 11 reviews
  - lavenham
  - 29 Sep 2005 at 12:12
- - 1
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  Classic wartime intrigue
  
  A very British response to the American suggestion that it was their exploits that cracked the German U-boat codes during WWII. Woven with a sub-plot about who... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 17 May 2008 at 17:24
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  Apparently authentic
  
  The reason for getting this out was to watch it with someone who actually spent their wartime service at Bletchly Park, we settled down to watch it with some ... read more »
  
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- 711987
- - a customer
  - Edinburgh
  - 19 Feb 2009 at 16:00
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  Great film, really enjoyed it
  
  Really enjoyed this one, Well recommended
  
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  - Bedford
  - 18 May 2005 at 20:22
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  Disappointing
  
  This film was no where near as good as the book
  
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  - Wolverhampton UK
  - 18 Nov 2005 at 18:06
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  Another British War moive - with a difference
  
  I got this out because Matthew Macfadyen and Kate Winslet were in it - two of the best British Actors of their generation - and was pleasantly surprised that ... read more »
  
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- 198862
- - Melisa Tupou
  - Harrow, UK
  - 26 Jan 2006 at 14:33
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  Erm, wasn't it supposed to be exciting?
  
  Given that the cracking of the Enigma code was meant to be one of the primary successes during the war, you would think that it would have made a good film. You... read more »
  
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- - LazarusMunkey
  - 134 reviews
  - Wednesbury
  - 09 Jun 2006 at 10:48

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