The Current War: Director's Cut
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- Common Sense Age 13+
- Critics Consensus 31%
- HD
- CC
- SDH
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- Drama
- 1 Hour 42 Minutes
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3.8 • 30 Ratings
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The Current War: Director's Cut is the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history.
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The Current War: Director's Cut is the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history.
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- Rent $3.99
- Buy $14.99
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Ratings and Reviews
Critics Consensus: The Current War is powered by an outstanding cast and an intriguing, history-inspired story, which makes this drama's low wattage all the more shocking.
Drama shines light on dark actions; electrocution, smoking.
Cast & Crew
- Cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Katherine Waterston
- Tom Holland
- Tuppence Middleton
- Matthew MacFadyen
- Nicholas Hoult
- Tom Fisher
- Director
- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
- Producers
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Basil Iwanyk
- Screenwriter
- Michael Mitnick
Information
- Studio
- 101 Studios
- Genre
- Drama
- Released
- Copyright
- © 2019 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Languages
- Primary
- English (Stereo, Dolby 5.1)
- Additional
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French (Subtitles), Spanish (Subtitles)
Accessibility
- CC
- Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
- SDH
- Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) refer to subtitles in the original language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.