2014 , for Knightley , began with the spy thriller '' Jack Ryan : Shadow Recruit '' alongside Chris Pine . It was based on novelist Tom Clancy 's fictional character Jack Ryan and was the fifth film in the Jack Ryan film series . The film received mixed critical reviews nonetheless strong box-office response . Knightley 's next film '' Laggies '' ( 2014 ) , premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival prior to its US general-release on 24 October . A romantic comedy also starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Sam Rockwell , the film follows the life of Megan ( played by Knightley ) , a 28 year old underachiever going through a quarter-life crisis . '' Laggies '' opened to mostly positive reviews from critics , with Knightley 's performance being chiefly praised by critics . Inkoo Kaang of TheWrap wrote of her " delightfully uncouth " performance : " She 's a loose-limbed revelation as a pretty-but-normal-looking woman who just ca n't take things seriously enough to pull her life together . " It was followed by her appearance in Morten Tyldum 's historical drama '' The Imitation Game '' , a film based on the British mathematician Alan Turing ( played by Benedict Cumberbatch ) . Knightley portrayed cryptanalyst and numismatist Joan Clarke , who decrypted German intelligence codes for the British government during World War II with Turing . '' The Imitation Game '' became a critical and commercial success grossing over $ 233.6 million . For her performance , Knightley received her second Academy Award nomination , for Best Supporting Actress . Though Lady Jean Forde , who worked with Clarke and Turing at that time felt Knightley was " too beautiful " to play Clarke and said : " She Clarke was nothing like Keira "
2014 Sundance Film Festival
2014 Sundance Film Festival
Keira Knightley