Edison

Where to watch Edison in Canada

Edison is streaming on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel in Canada, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Availability checked 25 May 2026.

About Edison

Edison is a 2015 movie in the Documentary genre, directed by Michelle Ferrari, starring Michael Murphy, Thomas A. Edison and Henry Ford. It holds an average rating of 7.2/10 from 5 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Edison in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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Overview

By the time he died in 1931, Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most famous men in the world. The holder of more patents than any other inventor in history, Edison had achieved glory as the genius behind such revolutionary inventions as sound recording, motion pictures, and electric light. Born on the threshold of America's burgeoning industrial empire, Edison's curiosity led him to its cutting edge. With just three months of formal schooling, he took on one seemingly impossible technical challenge after another, and through intuition, persistence, and a unique team approach to innovation, invariably solved it. Driven and intensely competitive, Edison was often neglectful in his private life and could be ruthless in business. Challenged by competition in the industry he'd founded, Edison launched an ugly propaganda campaign against his rivals, and used his credibility as an electrical expert to help ensure that high-voltage electrocution became a form of capital punishment.

Top cast

Michael Murphy

Narrator (voice)

Thomas A. Edison

Himself (archive footage)

Henry Ford

Himself (archive footage)

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