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Out today on DVD, Netflix, Google Play and/or other video providers …

• “The Imitation Game” ( PG-13 Bio-Drama ): Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, who famously led a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers in a bid to solve the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany’s World War II Enigma machine. Winner of the Academy Award for ‘Adapted Screenplay’. Co-stars Keira Knightley.
• “Interstellar” ( PG-13 Sci-Fi Adventure ): Director Christopher Nolan’s epic follows a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. Stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain. Runs 2 hours, 49 minutes; a good part of it shot using clearer-image IMAX cameras.
• Also released today: “Case Histories Complete Collection” (TV); “Chuggington: Fire Patrol Rescue” (Kids TV); “Lovejoy, Series 5? (Brit TV); “Silicon Valley: Season 1? (TV); “Veep: The Complete 3rd Season” (TV); and “Yellowbird” (Animated Family).