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The Current War

6.720181h 48m12AMovieDramaHistory

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

DirectorAlfonso Gomez-Rejon
WriterMichael Mitnick
ProducersAdam Ackland·Garrett Basch

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Availability shown for United Kingdom · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

BCBenedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
Thomas Edison
MSMichael Shannon
Michael Shannon
George Westinghouse
NHNicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult
Nikola Tesla
KWKatherine Waterston
Katherine Waterston
Marguerite Westinghouse
THTom Holland
Tom Holland
Samuel Insull
MMMatthew Macfadyen
Matthew Macfadyen
J.P. Morgan
TMTuppence Middleton
Tuppence Middleton
Mary Edison
STStanley Townsend
Stanley Townsend
Franklin Pope
DMDamien Molony
Damien Molony
Bourke Cockran
CMConor MacNeill
Conor MacNeill
William Kemmler
CJCelyn Jones
Celyn Jones
Sherman Quincy
CRCraig Roberts
Craig Roberts
Robert Lane

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The Current War isn't on any subscription service in United Kingdom right now, but you can rent or buy it on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV and Amazon Video. It's not on Netflix.

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No, The Current War is not on Netflix in United Kingdom as of October 2026. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV Store and Rakuten TV.

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The Current War isn't included with a Prime Video subscription in United Kingdom, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video.

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The Current War isn't available free in United Kingdom; you can only rent or buy it on Apple TV Store and Rakuten TV.

Is The Current War based on a true story?

Yes — The Current War is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).