

The Current War
Power changes everything
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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6.7/10
1,187 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $30M
- Box office
- $12.2M
- Language
- English
- biography
- 19th century
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
Russia, United States of America
Where to watch
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival15 Oct 2017
- TheatricalPG-134 Oct 2019
- Theatrical (limited)PG-13Director's Cut25 Oct 2019
- Digital / OTTPG-13Director's Cut25 Oct 2019
- PhysicalPG-13Director's Cut31 Mar 2020
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A26 Jul 2019
- Physical18 Nov 2019
AustraliaAU
- Digital / OTTM1 Sept 2020
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival9 Sept 2017
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical1 Feb 2018
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1213 Aug 2019
ChinaCN
- Theatrical28 Aug 2020
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP15 Aug 2020
GermanyDE
- Theatrical623 Jul 2020
- Physical627 Nov 2020
Hong KongHK
- TheatricalIIA15 Aug 2019
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1226 Jul 2019
ItalyIT
- Theatrical18 Jul 2019
Frequently asked questions
The Current War was released on 1 February 2018.
Audience reviews
3- S7/10
Stephen Campbell
9/27/2019
_**Well acted and reasonably engaging, although there's a significant disconnect between form and content**_ >_The electric-lighting company with which I am connected purchased some time ago the patents for a complete alternating system, and my protest against this action can be found upon its minute-book. Up to the present time I have succeeded in inducing them not to offer this system to the public, nor will the…
- S4/10
SWITCH.
3/14/2020
In another case of “when bad movies happen to great actors“, 'The Current War' has all the elements for a great picture including its exceptional cast, but lacks the base appeal for the people who have to buy a ticket. Sadly, this is a rare and unfortunate case of the sum of the film's parts being greater than the whole. - Jess Fenton Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
5/29/2024
This is a decent, if ponderous, piece of cinema entertainment featuring some A-list talent depicting an almost entirely fictional account of the battle to establish the standard of electrical current we all use today. Tesla is largely ignored (maybe Nicholas Hoult didn't have too many spare filming days in his schedule) and as such the credibility of the whole storyline is undermined. Tom Holland and Matthew Macfadye…
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