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Overall Rank: 13364
Average Rating: 2.5/4
# of Ratings: 6
Theatrical Release Date: 10/25/2019
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 03/31/2020
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Tom Holland, Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton
Plot: Celebrity inventor Thomas Edison is about to power Manhattan with his DC current. technology. But before he complete his project, upstart George Westinghouse, along with the charismatic Nikolai Tesla come up with a competing model powered by AC current. Thus begins one of the greatest feuds in modern corporate history - one that will forever alter the future of what powers the world. -- Chris Kavan
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Indyfreak - wrote on 11/02/2020
Fascinating historical drama about the competition between famed inventors Thomas Edison (Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Shannon). Also Nikola Tesla (Hoult) shows up as a brilliant if eccentric third-party visionary. The movie moves at a surprisingly quick pace;it’s only ninety-five minutes. It’s the type of rivalry that I think would benefit from an extra half hour. The performances are good across the board. Cumberbatch conveys the insufferable genius and showmanship of Edison well. On the other end, Michael Shannon is more noble and practical minded as the cautious Westinghouse. Matthew MacFayden has a fun part as banking tycoon J. P. Morgan.
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