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The Current War
Directed by
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
PG-13
2018
1h 48m
Drama
,
History
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and more
6.5
33%
78%
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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
Jason Matthewson
Stock Broker
Woody Norman
Dash Edison
Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Older Dash
Faye Ormston
Party Guest
Phil Hodges
City Gent
Ekow Quartey
Journalist 1
Adam Lazarus
Wabco Worker
Simon Connolly
Sioux City
Joseph Balderrama
Horace Kaden
Steven I. Dillard
NYSE member
Martyn Mayger
Lawyer
Toby Williams
Fort Worth Investment Banker
Tim Steed
Maurice Manesburg
Christopher McMullen
New York Stockbroker
Jeremy Oliver
Mr. Westinghouse's Secretary
Liza Ross
Beti
Steve Carroll
Cinema Goer
James Chalmers
South Dakota Delegate
Nancy Crane
Gladys
Will Irvine
Reporter 1
Adam Pearce
New Orleans Investment Banker
Sophia Ally
Dotty Edison
Kevin Millington
Henry Walsh
Ben Mars
Francis Upton
Greg Haiste
South Dakota Delegate
Katy Poulter
Hannah
Jed Aukin
Westinghouse Secretary
John Kinory
Scientist
Michael Yates
Stock Enchange Gent
Andy Cockell
City Gent
Giacomo Joshua Brunelli
WABCO Worker
Nigel Wilcock
J.P. Morgan Lawyer
Jay William Whittington Barrette
Wabco Worker
Thor Janke
Policeman
Andrew Okello
Footman
David Morley Hale
Frederick Worthington
Pamela Betsy Cooper
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Simon Manyonda
Lewis Latimer
John Pierce Jones
President Glover Cleveland
Nigel Whitmey
Doctor Grandoff
Benjamin Schnau
George Westinghouse's Secretary (uncredited)
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Director
Michael Mitnick
Writer
Basil Iwanyk
Producer
Timur Bekmambetov
Producer
The Current War Ratings & Reviews
Chris
October 28, 2024
“The value of something isn’t what someone’s willing to pay, but the value of Something is what it contributes.” - George Westinghouse Surprising little gem. Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon are great. Story was a little choppy, but was an enjoyable watch.
Epoch Times
Michael Clark
If we wish to know where we're going, we need to know where we've been. The Current War will remind us of our mostly great past and the power of original thought, ingenuity, drive, sweat equity, and persuasion.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
An interesting and important story told in a lackadaisical fashion.
Slant Magazine
Pat Brown
The film falls back on the myth of modernity being born in the laps of practical, native-born American ingenuity.
Texas Art & Film
Dustin Chase
The Current War is a botched screenplay with too many hands in the kitchen. One of TIFF 2017'a biggest duds.
Times of Malta
Paula Fleri-Soler
If the story doesn't quite gel, and the characters are not given the depth they deserve, at least the performances are strong enough to keep the audience's interests from fading.
We Live Entertainment
Ashley Menzel
With a better screenplay with more emotionally appealing characters, The Current War could've been a hit.
Slashfilm
Chris Evangelista
The Current War may not break new ground, but it finds exciting ways to make the old seem new.
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Dwight Brown
Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon rides to the rescue with style to spare. Eye-catching cinematography (Chung-hoon Chung), production design (Jan Roelfs) and art direction (Stephen Bream) make the footage a joy to watch.
We Got This Covered
Joseph Falcone
Gomez-Rejon's The Current War is unfortunately neutralized by Mitnick's artless script.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
A torpidly slow epic with a script that moves at the speed of light, the film is pockmarked with incidents that never cohere into a clear narrative.
The Film Stage
Jared Mobarak
Despite investing so much time in unnecessary biopic exposition, the whole is an exciting and informative history lesson. We learn electricity was always bigger than two men.
New York Magazine/Vulture
David Edelstein
Apart from those nutty camera angles and lenses, which throw you out of the action, The Current War is absorbing ...
AV Club
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
The prevailing mood of The Current War is indifference; there's no point listing the crimes against the past committed by Michael Mitnick's dramatically inept script ...
Collider
Matt Goldberg
What's constantly frustrating about The Current War is that it has an interesting period of history and three historically important figures, but the film has no idea how to use them.
Variety
Andrew Barker
What it can't do ... is generate even the slightest bit of interest in what happens to any of its characters.
The Playlist
Gregory Ellwood
The only aspect of the film that even makes it watchable ends up being Michael Shannon's portrayal of George Westinghouse.
The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney
For all its aggressive energy, The Current War is an uninvolving bore, making it unlikely to measure up as the kind of Oscar-baity prestige entry the Weinstein Company obviously had in mind.
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Director's Cut: Matthew Macfadyen On J.P. Morgan
Director's Cut: Matthew Macfadyen On J.P. Morgan
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Director's Cut: Benedict Cumberbatch On Thomas Edison
Director's Cut: Benedict Cumberbatch On Thomas Edison
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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
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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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