The Current War

The Current War

Power changes everything

2018108 min6.7 / 10

A historical drama about industrial ambition and technological competition that privileges intellectual and commercial stakes over emotional depth.

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

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