A House of Dynamite

A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite
	Release poster
Directed by	Kathryn Bigelow
Written by	Noah Oppenheim
Produced by	Greg Shapiro; Kathryn Bigelow; Noah Oppenheim;
Starring	Idris Elba; Rebecca Ferguson; Gabriel Basso; Jared Harris; Tracy Letts; Anthony Ramos; Moses Ingram; Jonah Hauer-King; Greta Lee; Jason Clarke;
Cinematography	Barry Ackroyd
Edited by	Kirk Baxter
Music by	Volker Bertelmann
Production; companies	First Light; Prologue Entertainment; Kingsgate Films;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	September 2, 2025 (Venice); October 10, 2025 (United States);
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

A House of Dynamite is a 2025 American political thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Noah Oppenheim. It stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King with Greta Lee and Jason Clarke. The film shows the perspectives and responses of different U.S. government and military officials after an unknown adversary launches an intercontinental ballistic missile at Chicago.

A House of Dynamite premiered in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2025, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. It had a limited theatrical release in the UK on October 3 and was released in the United States on October 10, before its global streaming debut on Netflix on October 24. It generally received positive reviews.