Release Date
August 21, 2020 (Limited)
Digital Date
August 21, 2020
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Running Time
102 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some thematic material and nude images
Brilliant, visionary Nikola Tesla (Ethan Hawke) fights an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition, then faces thornier challenges with his new system for worldwide wireless energy. The film tracks Tesla’s uneasy interactions with his fellow inventor Thomas Edison (Kyle MacLachlan) and his patron George Westinghouse (Jim Gaffigan). Another thread traces Tesla’s sidewinding courtship of financial titan J.P. Morgan (Donnie Keshawarz), whose daughter Anne (Eve Hewson) takes a more than casual interest in... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
From writer/director Michael Almereyda comes Tesla, an extremely dull depiction of the life of Nikola Tesla and his rivalry with fellow inventor Thomas Edison. Starring Ethan Hawke, this dry, emotionless film should be avoided at all costs.
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