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67% Critic Match
The Current War
“Power changes everything”
6.7 / 10• 2018• 1h 48m•PG-13• English
DramaHistory
Storyline
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
Cast & Crew
Benedict Cumberbatch
Thomas Edison
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Current War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
