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The Current War
MEANRANK
62/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 33, highest is Google on 82. Critics average 44, everyone else 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The fierce technological and commercial rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system will power the modern world. Edison champions direct current, while Westinghouse and his partner Nikola Tesla promote the superior alternating current. Their competition, known as the "War of Currents," involves public relations stunts, espionage, and a desperate race to light the Chicago World's Fair.
Details
- Director
- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
- Writer
- Michael Mitnick
- Studio
- Bazelevs, Film Rites, Fourth Floor Productions, 13 Films
- Released
- 1 February 2018
- Country
- Russia, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $12.2M
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