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  1. The Current War is a 2017 American historical drama film inspired by the 19th-century competition between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over which electric power delivery system would be used in the United States (often referred to as the "war of the currents").

  2. Oct 25, 2019 · The Current War: Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Oliver Powell, Sophia Ally, Tuppence Middleton. 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.

    • (31K)
    • Biography, Drama, History
    • Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
    • 2019-10-25
  3. Watch The Current War | Netflix. Rivals Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse find themselves in a frenzied race to determine whose electrical system will power the modern world. Watch trailers & learn more.

    • Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
  4. A historical drama about the rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over the future of electricity. The film features Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, and Nicholas Hoult as the inventors, and is rated 3/5 by critics.

    • (108)
    • Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
    • PG-13
    • Benedict Cumberbatch
  5. Summaries. 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. Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up ...

  6. Sep 18, 2019 · 1K. 333K views 4 years ago. Now Playing Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing ele ...more. Now PlayingBenedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the...

    • 3 min
    • 333.7K
    • 101 Studios
  7. Thomas Edison dazzles the world. But George Westinghouse, aided by Nikola Tesla, has seen fatal flaws in Edison’s direct current design. Igniting the infamous war of currents, they bet everything on risky and dangerous alternating current.