Movie·2018·108 min

The Current War

Name: The Current War
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2018-02-01
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland

The Current War is available in the US to rent or buy on Fandango At Home, and is not on a subscription app right now, as of October 6, 2026.

Power changes everything

6.7 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 33%Audience 70%Metacritic 55IMDb 6.5Letterboxd 3.1

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Drama History

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

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