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Tesla

Release Date: Friday, August 21, 2020 Limited

Director: Michael Almereyda

Starring: Ethan Hawke • Kyle MacLachlan • Eve Hewson • Jim Gaffigan • Donnie Keshawarz

PG-13 Biography 1 hr, 36 m

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Plot

What's the story about?

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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Top Cast

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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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Michael Almereyda
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Producers
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Uri Singer
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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Tesla premiered at 2020's Sundance Film Festival.

Production Updates for Tesla

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Changed Tesla movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Development

Changed the movie production status to 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.

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Additional Information

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

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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, Inception and Words on Bathroom Walls. 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.

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  • Added a running time of 96 minutes

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13

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