The Current War

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2018

1h 48m

PG-13

English

Drama, History

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6.7

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Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

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The Current War

PG-13

Movie

2018

1h 48m

English

Drama, History

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Free on Amazon Freevee

Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

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Cast

Thomas Edison

George Westinghouse

Nikola Tesla

Marguerite Westinghouse

Samuel Insull

J.P. Morgan

Mary Edison

Franklin Pope

Bourke Cockran

William Kemmler

Sherman Quincy

Robert Lane

Benjamin Vale

Daniel Burnham

Leo

Rudolph Young

Emily Faulk

Reverend Vincent

Boy

Reporter

Stock Broker

Dash Edison

Louis Ashbourne Serkis

Older Dash

Faye Ormston

Party Guest

Phil Hodges

City Gent

Directed By: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Written By: Michael Mitnick (Screenplay)

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alexsisk@gmail.com says...

6 years ago

This movie, along with Polaroid, and a few others which were involved with The Weinstein Company have been delayed for obvious reasons. Polaroid has been given its adjusted release date in December 2018 already. Has anyone come across anything definitive regarding The Current War?

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SpeedDemon says...

4 years ago

Very entertaining, although I think they took a bit of liberty license with the actual facts for "dramatic effect." This story is a bit different from other versions I've read about over the years. I had no idea Westinghouse made his fortune on brakes for trains. In the movie, Tesla seems to have been thrown in as an afterthought instead of him actually being a bigger influence from what I've read. Regardless, it's still better than 99.9% of all the other films out there at the moment (or any time, based on the last 10 years). If you don't watch this in Dolby Surround sound you're missing 1/2 the movie btw. The music is very good too. Solid 9/10 for entertainment value.

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4 years ago

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morphinapg says...

4 years ago

Doctor Strange and Spider-man vs General Zod and Beast

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tgrbabydoll

6/10 3 years ago

I love Cumberbatch and Shannon. Their acting is spot on. Plus Scorsese? What could go wrong? Historically inaccurate. It makes Tesla a bit player, while he worked for Edison for years not as insinuated for days or weeks. His anger at Edison for intellectual contracts a cornerstone of why he le More

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SWITCH.

4 years ago

In 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 unfortunate case of the sum of the film's parts bei More

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Stephen Campbell

5 years ago

_**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 protest against this action can be found upon its mi More

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