# The Current War (2018)

> Rival inventors and businessmen wage a high-stakes corporate contest over whether alternating or direct current will illuminate America.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/280895

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
- Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, Tuppence Middleton, Stanley Townsend
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140507/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: ambitious, tense, stylized, history film night, technology themed viewing

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