Tesla

Release Date: Friday, August 21, 2020 Limited

Rebecca Dayan, Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton, Kyle MacLachlan, Isen Robbins, Eve Hewson, Jim Gaffigan, Michael Almereyda, Uri Singer, Lucy Walters, Donnie Keshawarz

PG-13 Biography 1 hr, 36 m

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Plot

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Plot
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 the inventor. Anne analyzes and presents the story as it unfolds, offering a distinctly modern voice to this scientific period drama which, like its subject, defies convention.
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The film's director Michael Almereyda last directed Marjorie Prime and Experimenter. The film's writer Michael Almereyda last wrote Marjorie Prime and Experimenter.

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Isen Robbins
Uri Singer

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned
Runtime
1 hr, 36 m
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Language
English

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  • Tesla premiered at 2020's Sundance Film Festival.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Director Michael Almereyda is teaming with producer Uri Singer on a biopic about legendary inventor Nikola Tesla. The pic is casting, and pre-production is set to start in April.

Release Dates

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Tesla was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, August 21, 2020 . There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including Unhinged, Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula and Inception. As a limited release, Tesla was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Tesla was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Friday, August 21 , 2020. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Available from digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Fandango At Home and others.



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Fri., Jul. 31, 2020

  • Added a running time of 96 minutes

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13

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