

The Current War
Overview
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

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

Tuppence Middleton
Mary Edison

Stanley Townsend
Franklin Pope

Damien Molony
Bourke Cockran

Conor MacNeill
William Kemmler
Reviews(3)

Stephen Campbell
@BertautSeptember 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 protest against this action can be found upon its mi…

SWITCH.
@maketheSWITCHMarch 14, 2020
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 being g…

CinemaSerf
@Geronimo1967May 29, 2024
This 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 Nicholas Hoult didn't have too many spare filming …
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