A House of Dynamite 2025

A House of Dynamite is a 2025 American political thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Noah Oppenheim. The film dramatizes the perspectives and responses of various U.S. government officials, both civilian and military, after an unknown adversary launches an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) at Chicago. It stars an ensemble cast of Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, and Jason Clarke. The film had its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2025, where it competed for the Golden Lion. It was given a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom on October 3 and in the United States on October 10, before its streaming debut on Netflix on October 24. It received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for Best Film Editing at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards and the 79th British Academy Film Awards.