Underplayed Gems

A House of Dynamite (2025)

A House of Dynamite poster
Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
R
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 1,297 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

Government officials scramble to respond when an unknown enemy fires a missile at Chicago. The film follows their decision making from different vantage points.

tenseurgentclaustrophobicsoberingproceduralsuspensefulanxious

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.