Name: Enigma
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Romance, War
Released: 2001-01-22
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Cast: Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows, Jeremy Northam, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

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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
Written by: Robert Harris, Tom Stoppard
Produced by: Mick Jagger, Lorne Michaels, David Brown
Music by: John Barry

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January 22, 2001 · 1 h 59 min · R

Released: January 22, 2001
Runtime: 1 h 59 min
Age rating: R
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Romance, War
Original language: English
Also spoken: German
Made in: Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands
Box office: $16 million
Available in: 32 countries

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Where can I stream Enigma?

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In the United States, Enigma streams on Shout! Factory. You can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. It also streams in 24 other countries.

Is Enigma worth watching?

63

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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, and Metacritic 64).

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