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A House of Dynamite

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Political thriller starring Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris and Idris Elba. An ordinary morning in the Washington DC Situation Room is suddenly thrown into turmoil when an unknown enemy launches a nuclear missile at the United States. But as the country's established military defences fail to intercept the weapon and with no idea who is behind the attack, time is running out to prevent catastrophe.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

James Mottram

White House officials face a terrifying race against time as an unprovoked nuclear missile is launched towards the US in this pulsating drama. It begins in the government's Situation Room, as Captain Olivia Walker (Rebecca Ferguson) attempts to handle the situation and keep a lid on her emotions. With the nerve-jangling action spanning just 18 minutes, the story then rewinds to replay events from other perspectives, including the Secretary of Defense (Jared Harris) and the President (Idris Elba). Directed with taut precision by Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker), working from a rock-solid script by former newsman Noah Oppenheim, this perfectly conveys the inherent dangers of nations and their nuclear arsenals, demonstrating that, ultimately, it's people who must make the key, fateful decisions. With Elba and the rest of the rock-solid ensemble cast showing the very human side to this terrible dilemma, the film is every bit as impactful as BBC drama Threads and other nuclear dramas such as Fail Safe and Dr Strangelove. Powerful and thought-provoking.

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Cast

rolenamePOTUSIdris ElbaCaptain Olivia WalkerRebecca FergusonDeputy National Security Advisor Jake BaeringtonGabriel BassoSecretary of Defense Reid BakerJared HarrisGeneral Anthony BradyTracy LettsMajor Daniel GonzalezAnthony RamosCathy RogersMoses IngramLieutenant Commander Robert ReevesJonah Hauer-KingAna ParkGreta LeeAdmiral Mark MillerJason Clarke

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Crew

rolenameDirectorKathryn BigelowWriterNoah OppenheimProducerKathryn BigelowProducerNoah OppenheimProducerGreg ShapiroComposerVolker BertelmannDirector of photographyBarry AckroydEditorKirk BaxterCastingSusanne ScheelProduction designerJeremy Hindle

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Theatrical distributor

Netflix

Released on

2025-10-10

Languages

English

Guidance

Swearing, disturbing content

Formats

Colour

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