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The Current War
Directed by
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
PG-13
2019
1h 48m
Drama
,
History
,
and more
6.5
33%
74%
6.7
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The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
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Cast of The Current War
Benedict Cumberbatch
Thomas Edison
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
Damien Molony
Bourke Cockran
Conor MacNeill
William Kemmler
Celyn Jones
Sherman Quincy
Craig Roberts
Robert Lane
Harry Melling
Benjamin Vale
Colin Stinton
Daniel Burnham
Oliver Powell
Leo
John Schwab
Rudolph Young
Abigail Johns
Emily Faulk
Tom Bell
Reverend Vincent
Tom Sweet
Boy
Iain McKee
Reporter
The Current War Ratings & Reviews
AARP Movies for Grownups
Thelma Adams
Despite a top-notch cast always worth watching, for a drama with war in its title, there's a lot of smoke and minimal fire.
Entertainment Weekly
Mary Sollosi
Ultimately, the film sheds light on a fascinating episode in American history; it falls short, however, of being really electric.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Amy Nicholson
What I think really makes this film special is that it gives more of a role to Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse and talking about the financial risks that both of these men were taking. It kind of sets up the world we see today.
Rolling Stone
David Fear
A movie about its making would be compelling, dynamic and a livewire rush. The thing itself is a dead end.
New York Magazine/Vulture
David Edelstein
The Current War: The Director's Cut is visually lucid but thematically scattershot.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Even the likes of Thomas Edison would have to go back to the lab and do some tinkering to make this one shine.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon avoids the too-often stuffy quality of prestige historical dramas with refreshingly dynamic camerawork and editing.
The Verge
Caroline Siede
It's a solid period piece that strives to be something more, and occasionally achieves it.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
The score is at times stirring but "The Current War" feels like it's unsure of itself or the story it wants to tell. It has no spark.
NPR
Mark Jenkins
This cut of The Current War packs enough cinematic flash to be a fitting homage to the inventor of the kinetograph.
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
As constructed by director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, the scenes are so short and choppy as to undermine the performances, making the high-wattage actors looking little more than the players in dramatic reenactments.
New York Times
Ken Jaworowski
Sumptuous sets and handsome costumes fill this period piece. There are also a few smart parallels to today's celebrity entrepreneurs, and to a world undergoing rapid technological change.
Austin Chronicle
Richard Whittaker
[Alfonso] Gomez-Rejon has dared to make a truly kinetic film about the past, one that never dabbles in creative anachronisms but feels like a truly modern view upon a bygone time.
Seattle Times
Soren Andersen
The fervor and intelligence Cumberbatch and Shannon bring to their roles make for a gripping experience.
Newsday
Rafer Guzman
"The Current War" works well enough as a historical overview but never quite makes us care about the people at its center.
Tribune News Service
Katie Walsh
Essentially a long Wikipedia rabbit hole [that] could have been punishingly boring and dry. Fortunately, Gomez-Rejon recognized this potential, and has therefore thrown a whole heck of a lot of Filmmaking at it.
Culturess
Kristen Lopez
The Current War is an actors showcase and everything is in service to the performances.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
Mostly, "The Current War" plays like an article in a scientific magazine - packed with nuggets of data but mostly devoid of psychological insight.
AV Club
Jesse Hassenger
The movie wants very much to look at the past as a window to the future, but not as much as it wants to look at everything from endlessly, fussily canted angles.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
"The Current War" is even better than it has to be.
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The Current War
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The Current War (International Trailer 1)
The Current War (International Trailer 1)
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Director's Cut: Matthew Macfadyen On J.P. Morgan
Director's Cut: Matthew Macfadyen On J.P. Morgan
Behind the Scenes
Director's Cut: Benedict Cumberbatch On Thomas Edison
Director's Cut: Benedict Cumberbatch On Thomas Edison
Behind the Scenes
Director's Cut: Tuppence Middleton On The Modern Elements Of Mary's Character
Director's Cut: Tuppence Middleton On The Modern Elements Of Mary's Character
Behind the Scenes
Director's Cut: Mary Talk
Director's Cut: Mary Talk
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Director's Cut: What A Roaring Silence
Director's Cut: What A Roaring Silence
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Director's Cut: I Didn't Take Your Ideas
Director's Cut: I Didn't Take Your Ideas
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Director's Cut: Only Because You Said It Will
Director's Cut: Only Because You Said It Will
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Director's Cut: Misfortune Does Not Trump Progress
Director's Cut: Misfortune Does Not Trump Progress
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Director's Cut: Did I Mention That His System's Lethal
Director's Cut: Did I Mention That His System's Lethal
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Director's Cut: At The End Of The Day I Had Two Dollars
Director's Cut: At The End Of The Day I Had Two Dollars
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