Man siger, at konkurrence er sundt, men for de to tryllekunstnere Robert Angie og Alfred Borden har det taget overhånd. Fra de mødtes som helt unge, har de konkurreret om at være den bedste, og det har udviklet sig til en intens og altomsluttende besættelse, som bryder ud i lys lue, da Alfred præsenterer det mest mystiske og fascinerende trick nogensinde.
USA, 1880'erne. Opfinderen Nikola Tesla arbejder for Thomas Edison på at udbrede elektricitet til hele verden. Edison satser på jævnstrøm og er en dygtig forretningsmand, mens Tesla er overbevist om, at vekselstrøm er vejen frem. De bliver rivaler, og den utålmodige Tesla siger op. Samtidig prøver rigmandsdatteren Anne Morgan at forhindre Tesla i at spænde ben for sig selv.
Den afdankede privatdetektiv Charlie Paczynski får pludselig noget at se til, da et mystisk selvmord får viklet ham ind i en konspiration, der involverer en Nikola Tesla opfindelse, der forsvandt i 40'erne. Mellem 70'er konspirationsstemningen, de utallige film noir referencer og hårdkogte replikker, der flyver gennem luften, er The American Side et godt bud på en neo noir, der kan nydes af dem, der sætter pris på den klassisk film noir genre.
A hermit farmer discovers his late father's secret journal containing plans to a magnetic powered machine that could change the world, while unexpectedly becoming custodian of his gifted 6 year old nephew, after his mom's untimely death.
New York, May 16, 1888. Visionary Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla is about to introduce an innovative AC asynchronous motor. Before the demonstration, wealthy businessman George Westinghouse meets Tesla privately to get him to sell him his patent and go into business with him. Tesla declines the offer but during the demonstration something happens that will change the world forever.
The first of a planned trilogy. Nikola Tesla's tales as told to a female cub reporter assigned to cover him, seeking to reveal the secrets of a man who had come to be labeled a "mad scientist".
Nikola Tesla dreamed of sending free wireless energy from a mysterious tower and lab called Wardenclyffe. Deteriorating for decades, the remains of his great work were almost lost forever. Until a grateful world united to save them.
"Rare Documentary covers the history of secret U.S. government research into futuristic propulsion and energy systems. Also discussed are Nikola Tesla and the mysterious devices locked away after his death in 1943, Man made UFO's and the Philadelphia Experiment. Not to be missed by students of Tesla, Free-Energy, and Anti-Gravity".