The Current War: Director's Cut

The Current War: Director's Cut

  • Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
  • Countries of origin: United States, Russia, United Kingdom
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Release date: October 25, 2019
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: The Current War
  • The Current War is a 2018 historical biopic produced by Weinstein Pictures International, directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and co-starring Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch , Michael Shannon , Nicholas Caradoc Hoult , Katherine Boyer Waterston , Thomas Stanley Holland Released in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on January 5, 2018. 
    The film tells the story of the competition and confrontation between the two power giants Thomas Alva Edison and George Westinghouse, Jr. over direct current and alternating current in the era of the Second Industrial Revolution . 

    Details

    • Release date October 25, 2019
    • Filming locations Cragside House, Rothbury, Northumberland, England, UK
    • Production companies Bazelevs Production, Film Rites, Fourth Floor Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $30,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $5,979,540

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $2,633,717

    Gross worldwide

    $12,217,160

    Movie reviews

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    • By Rosalee 2022-03-25 09:01:22

      I suddenly remembered today, or wait with a peaceful mind.

      The following are my personal intuitive feelings

      , which may have been influenced by foreign media. After watching the trailer, I was looking forward to this movie, and I felt a little anxious.

      Perhaps Mr. Benny has played too many talented roles, or perhaps he is too familiar with him. In short, when I watched the trailer, I saw too many familiar shadows, which made me wonder if I was happy or sad.

      Maybe it's really the director's style, or the screenwriter's...

    • By Reid 2022-03-23 09:03:25

      The gamble of the times

      Films with such a flat and straightforward album theme are destined to be less popular in the niche, and two of them, Westinghouse and Edison Electric (later General Electric), influenced the The second scientific and technological revolution, that is, the direction of technological choice for mankind to move towards the electrical age. As an electrical graduate and practitioner, especially for those who have worked hard on the control principle of motors, the DC-AC disputes,...

    • By Rozella 2022-03-23 09:03:25

      History has no losers

      After watching this movie, the biggest feeling for me is that when I walked out of the movie hall, I looked at the light bulbs inside and outside the house that I usually don't care too much about, and the flashing light inside, and my heart was filled with respect all of a sudden! As Edison said in the film, the world changed because of this!

      As a power company worker, I have been looking forward to this movie that tells the story of the originator of the power company! I think in...

    • By Micheal 2022-03-22 09:02:56

      have a look

      Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) was the inventor of direct current and first introduced direct current to the commercial field, then inventor Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult) discovered alternating current, In order to compete with Edison, entrepreneur George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) asked Tesla to work on it.

      Opening, in the dark Edison lit the light bulb for the first time to everyone. For a split second it seemed to me that I had caught some...

    • By Gus 2022-03-22 09:02:56

      War on Electricity or 19th Century Vanity Fair?

      See how Edison's fan brother, Westinghouse, was brutally abused by an arrogant idol and eventually turned black and shot him down from the altar? ? The funny thing is that the two people who won the battle of electricity were both awarded the "Edison Award", so the star chase was successful? ? On the other hand, after Edison lost, he turned his head to study the camera and went to be curious. He turned over his life history. He also had all kinds of debts, made a new invention and made a lot...

    User comments

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    • By Stephania 2022-03-28 09:01:13

      It's hard not to be seen as an idol drama just like...

    • By Adam 2022-03-27 09:01:21

      This is what I call a wikipidia movie...if it weren't for the cinema, I wouldn't be able to watch it. The director's quick cuts, the choice of follow-up shots, etc., the concave visual language is also particularly tiring and dizzy. I used Park Chan-wook's photographer, but there is an effect that is very similar to that of Alfonso Cuaron's queen, and I am very hard at...

    • By Adaline 2022-03-27 09:01:21

      First of all, I would like to thank my grandfather for giving us the opportunity to eat. Then, we cannot ask that a great man is also a perfect person. There may be many scientists who do not seek profit, and there are many who do not seek fame. Tesla and Edison are both great people, and fans in the barrage are endlessly trying to figure out who is better and who is more...

    • By Demetrius 2022-03-27 09:01:21

      In any case, no matter whether it is controversial or criticized, there is no certain rule that requires how perfect the great man who changes the world must be. It is interesting to learn about the scientific research competition between Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla, whether direct current or alternating current. It's better than Tesla as a whole....

    • By Katlyn 2022-03-27 09:01:21

      Is it possible to put Weinstein's pot aside for the time being, it's boring enough for this...

    Evaluation action

    The film is surprisingly boring, and (IndieWire review) tells a story that's not cinematic. (Reviewed by The Hollywood Reporter) 
    The film can only be regarded as an ordinary and interesting history lesson for the audience. Although Cumberbatch and Shannon did their best, they were helpless. There was no "electric spark" in the whole film. (Time Net Review) 
    The film's overuse of cameras, dizzying fisheye lenses, and bombarding...
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    Movie quotes

    • Thomas Edison: The world will never be the same. I'm working on something now, something so new that people will forget I was ever associated with electricity.

      George Westinghouse: I wonder if you know what it is yet. You know, I think the solution is to divide the cost of the fence. Or you could not build a fence at all. Your garden would be twice as big. Wouldn't it, Tom?

    • George Westinghouse: I can take a beating, but I have no patience for shoddy craftmanship.

    • Franklin Pope: The good thing about Edison is that he could be the richest man in the world, but he doesn't give a damn about money.

      George Westinghouse: What does he give a damn about?