Story Line
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
“Power changes everything”
Top Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
Thomas Edison
Michael Shannon
George Westinghouse
Nicholas Hoult
Nikola Tesla
Katherine Waterston
Marguerite Westinghouse
Tom Holland
Samuel Insull
Matthew Macfadyen
J.P. Morgan
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Rating
6.7/ 10
Release Date
2018-02-01
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
DramaHistory
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User Reviews (3)
Stephen Campbell
7/10
•9/27/2019_**Well acted and reasonably engaging, although there's a significant disconnect between form and content**_
>_The electric-lighting company with which I am connected purchased some time ago the patents for a complete alternating system, and my pr...
SWITCH.
4/10
•3/14/2020In another case of “when bad movies happen to great actors“, 'The Current War' has all the elements for a great picture including its exceptional cast, but lacks the base appeal for the people who have to buy a ticket. Sadly, this is a rare and unfor...
CinemaSerf
6/10
•5/29/2024This is a decent, if ponderous, piece of cinema entertainment featuring some A-list talent depicting an almost entirely fictional account of the battle to establish the standard of electrical current we all use today. Tesla is largely ignored (maybe ...