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FilmPG-132018

The Current War

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

24 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon) · newest Aug 13, 2026 · last updated Oct 14, 2026 · How this works

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  • Dittie @dittie.sheshed.rocksBluesky · Dec 28, 2024

    This guy is supposed to be a genius, right? The picture he posted is from the movie “the Current War“ and that is not Nikola Tesla. It is Nicholas Hoult. Tesla motors began in 2003 and Elon Musk was nowhere near it. He didn’t become CEO until 2008 after he bought some stock. Grok told me. 😆

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  • András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 29, 2024

    Just for the record E is using a publicity still from The Current War, where Nicholas Hoult played Tesla TCW was Harvey Weinstein's last movie btw

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  • ᴇʟᴇ ʙᴀᴛᴄʜꜱ |⭐️⭐️⭐️ @elennemigo.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2026

    JAN 1: something created in movie 🛠️ #JanuaryMovieChallenge #FilmSky #MovieSky 🎬 the phonograph in The Current War (2019)

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  • Comic Sands @comicsandsnews.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 3, 2025

    The actor was surprised when the X owner used an image of him from the 2017 film The Current War to praise famed inventor Nikola Tesla.

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  • John Pontoon, dissident revenant @johnpontoon.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2024

    I just watched The Current War and even though they had an image of an elephant in the promo stuff, Tommy E doesn’t electrocute any pachyderms in the movie. But lemme tell ya, homes zapped him some elephants!

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  • Jack Walsh @jackwaltimore.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 20, 2024

    So stoked for Michael Shannon as Garfield, btw. He basically already played the same part in The Current War (Westinghouse killing the Confederate scout is an amazing bit) but that movie is fucking amazing so I'm amped

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  • Daniel Aegan—Danger Park Era @danielaegan.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 2, 2024

    Now I know why The Current War flopped. They made a movie partially accurate about how big of a douchebag Edison was, and they ended it giving him credit for something the didn’t invent (motion pictures) for the sake of a “wow we’re watching this movie because of him” moment. Irony is dead, people.

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  • Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earthBluesky · Apr 17, 2026

    Top Right: Film: The Current War (2017) Energy connection: pic is of Nikola Tesla but who film is about struggle between Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Westinghouse

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  • davehunter.bsky.social @davehunter.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 6, 2026

    My favorite one of these was the trailer for The Current War where Nicola Tesla comes in at the end like "hello, boys." www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FTx...

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  • András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2025

    *any* movie that doesn't end up like The Current War is a miracle

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  • Dallas Reid @fortworthreid.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 18, 2025

    Most likely because Benedict Cumberbatch was in a movie about Edison and Tesla called The Current War. Doesn't matter that he played Edison. Just matters that he was the most famous.

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  • blues82.bsky.social @blues82.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2024

    It’s a still of Nicholas Hoult playing Tesla from the movie The Current War

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  • Ken Borsuk @kenborsuk1.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2024

    also should be said I may be the only person around here who is a massive fan of The Current War movie about AC/DC currents

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  • Amber Jane @ukaunz.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2024

    I think this is an image from the movie The Current War, Nicholas Hoult played Tesla. But yeah, he should have used a real image of Nikola.

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  • Richard Whittaker @rmwhittaker.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2026

    Terribly underappreciated film. Makes a great pairing with The Current War.

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  • Ryan McLelland @2g1reviews.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 4, 2025

    The Current War focuses on Westinghouse vs Edison for who brings the nation electricity, but the film really shines in showing how their ideas were so brilliant that we still use the technology, built in the 1880s, today. A well done film with some layers of intrigue.

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  • Ken Borsuk @kenborsuk1.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 26, 2025

    I remain a one-man fan club for The Current War. It's such a good movie and no one ever talks about it.

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  • Robert Moffitt @justplainbob.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 22, 2025

    Tonight's movie: The Current War. ⚡There's a Tesla in it, but don't hate us for watching.

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2025

    The (movie) The Current War (HD) is available today on (iTunes)(Australia) for AU$7.99 Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen Genre: (Biography) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_curren...

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  • Michele @misharala.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2025

    “. . . Instead of sharing a photo of the Serbian-American futurist inventor and pioneer of AC electricity, Musk posted an image of actor Nicholas Hoult portraying Tesla in the 2017 historical drama film The Current War.“ www.comicsands.com/nicholas-hou...

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  • CinemaSerf @Geronimo1967TMDB reviews · May 29, 2024

    This is a decent, if ponderous, piece of cinema entertainment featuring some A-list talent depicting an almost entirely fictional account of the battle to establish the standard of electrical current we all use today. Tesla is largely ignored (maybe Nicholas Hoult didn't have too many spare filming days in his schedule) and as such the credibility of the whole storyline is undermined. Tom Holland and Matthew Macfadyen deliver well on the supporting front, but Benedict Cumberbatch doesn't quite…

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Oct 4, 2023

    The last #GuessTheMovieBuilding #JurassicWorldFallenKingdom (2018) The Lockwood Mansion. Also seen in: #TheCurrentWar (2017) In reality, Cragside House, Rothbury, Northumberland, UK 🇬🇧 #Architecture #FilmArchitecture #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬

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  • SWITCH. @maketheSWITCHTMDB reviews · Mar 14, 2020

    In another case of “when bad movies happen to great actors“, 'The Current War' has all the elements for a great picture including its exceptional cast, but lacks the base appeal for the people who have to buy a ticket. Sadly, this is a rare and unfortunate case of the sum of the film's parts being greater than the whole. - Jess Fenton Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-current-war-edison-versus-westinghouse-the-ultimate-grudge-match-with-no-winner

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  • Stephen Campbell @BertautTMDB reviews · Sep 27, 2019

    Well acted and reasonably engaging, although there's a significant disconnect between form and content >The electric-lighting company with which I am connected purchased some time ago the patents for a complete alternating system, and my protest against this action can be found upon its minute-book. Up to the present time I have succeeded in inducing them not to offer this system to the public, nor will they ever do so with my consent. My personal desire would be to prohibit entirely the use of…

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  • arthur.pizza @[email protected]Mastodon · Sep 7, 2017

    Had a #TheCurrentWar movie idea 10 years ago. Was to be a comedy. This is okay too, I guess. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMECv6yLOFM

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