The Current War (2018) movie poster

The Current War (2018)

"Power changes everything"
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👍 65%audience score
Critics Score
🎬 44%
DramaHistory

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Director
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Runtime
1h 48m
Country
Russia, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.5/10 (1,137 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
32%
Metacritic
55

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison · 77% avg
Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse · 69% avg
Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla · 69% avg
Katherine Waterston as Marguerite Westinghouse · 66% avg
Tom Holland as Samuel Insull · 71% avg
Matthew Macfadyen as J.P. Morgan · 68% avg
Tuppence Middleton as Mary Edison · 64% avg
Stanley Townsend as Franklin Pope · 71% avg

Is The Current War good?

It's divisive. 65% audience score, estimated from 1,137 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 44%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#2690 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#223 / 326 · 2018

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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

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