The film had its world premiere at the 41st Telluride Film Festival in August 2014 , and played at the 39th Toronto International Film Festival in September . It had its European premiere as the opening film of the 58th BFI London Film Festival in October 2014 . It had a limited theatrical release on 28 November 2014 in the United States , two weeks after its premiere in the United Kingdom on 14 November . The US distributor TWC stated that the film would initially debut in four cinemas in Los Angeles and New York , expanding to six new markets on 12 December before being released nationwide on Christmas Day
39th Toronto International Film Festival
2014 Toronto International Film Festival
The Imitation Game