The Current War (2018)
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Power changes everything
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
- Released: 2018-02-01
- Genres: Drama, History
- Runtime: 1h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 1,176 votes
Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.
Top cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison
- Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse
- Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla
- Katherine Waterston as Marguerite Westinghouse
- Tom Holland as Samuel Insull
- Matthew Macfadyen as J.P. Morgan
- Tuppence Middleton as Mary Edison
- Stanley Townsend as Franklin Pope
- Damien Molony as Bourke Cockran
- Conor MacNeill as William Kemmler
Where to watch The Current War
- United States: rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Stan, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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