The narrator tells how Nikola Tesla, saw electricity when petting his cat. In 1884 New York City, adult Nikola Tesla (Ethan Hawke) is working for Thomas Edison (Kyle MacLachlan), who doesn’t seem to regard Tesla highly. He is told by a coworker that it may be because Edison’s wife had just died. They get into a work confrontation and smash ice cream cones in each other’s faces. Tesla 2020 full Movie
The narrator revealed to be Anne Morgan (Eve Hewson), appears with a laptop, saying that this probably is not how this happened. She tells when you Google Tesla, you only find a couple of photos, and proceeds to tell more about his past and how he had his first flash of the motor he would invent. She notes when you google Edison, you get twice the results.
The narrator explains his previous troubles and financial poverty until he is finally able to pitch his idea to people who will pay him more than Edison. The narrator tells how Edison meets his second wife Mina (Hannah Gross) in 1885. Tesla continues work on his induction motor, assisted by his friend Anthony Szigeti from Budapest (Ebon Moss-Bachrach).
They reveal their spark-less motor to high praise, and Tesla eventually meets Anne, the daughter of JP Morgan (Donnie Keshawarz). Tesla presents his findings, and George Westinghouse (Jim Gaffigan) buys the patents. Tesla is brought to Pittsburgh to oversee production. Westinghouse updates Tesla on the rivalry between Edison’s findings and Tesla’s, Edison insists on his for the matters of execution. Edison says direct current is better and dismisses Tesla’s alternating current.
Szigeti shows Tesla an invention he discovered, a compass, only to be told by Tesla that someone beaten him to it, and he leaves town to seek other fortunes. Meanwhile, William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed with electric induction. Edison blames the doctors. Tesla begins dating Anne – despite her father being one of Edison’s funders.