The Current War

Name: The Current War
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2018-02-01
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland

Power changes everything

2018PG-131h 48mMovie

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

Drama
History
Biography
19th Century

Where to watch

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Cast

Benedict CumberbatchThomas Edison
Michael ShannonGeorge Westinghouse
Nicholas HoultNikola Tesla
Katherine WaterstonMarguerite Westinghouse
Tom HollandSamuel Insull
Matthew MacfadyenJ.P. Morgan
Tuppence MiddletonMary Edison
Stanley TownsendFranklin Pope
Damien MolonyBourke Cockran
Conor MacNeillWilliam Kemmler
Celyn JonesSherman Quincy
Craig RobertsRobert Lane
Harry MellingBenjamin Vale
Colin StintonDaniel Burnham

Details

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Writers: Michael Mitnick
Release date: February 1, 2018
Runtime: 1h 48m
Budget: $30M
Box office: $12.2M worldwide
Original language: English
Studios: Bazelevs, Film Rites, Fourth Floor Productions

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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb34K votes	6.5	6 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	33%	3 pts
Metacritic	55	6 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped

Platform	Score	Points
IMDb34K votes	6.5	6 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	33%	3 pts
Metacritic	55	6 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped