A House of Dynamite is a political thriller directed by award winning Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow also serves as a producer of the film. The detection of an unidentified incoming missile sets in motion an escalating series of actions and reactions across all levels of U.S. government. The feature film has a terrific ensemble cast led by Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, and Gabriel Basso.
The 63 New York Film Festival was the North American premiere on September 28, 2025. The world premiere of the film took place at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2025. At the Venice festival, the film was nominated for the Golden Lion. It is going to have limited release in the United Kingdom on October 3 and release in the United States on October 10. The film will then stream on Netflix starting October 24, 2025.
In June 2024, Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, and Greta Lee joined the cast. In August, Tracy Letts and Moses Ingram joined. In September, Anthony Ramos, Brian Tee, Jonah Hauer-King, Kyle Allen, Francesca Carpanini, Abubakr Ali, Malachi Beasley, Aminah Nieves, and Jason Clarke joined the cast of the film followed by Gbenga Akinnagbe in October. On October 24, it was reported by the Princeton, NJ Patch that filming had begun in Trenton, New Jersey. In December, it was reported that the film was in post-production by Deadline Hollywood. In June 2025, the film's title was revealed to be A House of Dynamite.
You can watch the film's trailer and see some photos from the red carpet here:

Kathryn Bigelow

Angel Reese

Idris Elba

Jared Harris

Greta Lee

Tracy Letts, Carrie Coon

Rebecca Ferguson

Jason Clarke

Renee Elise Goldsberry

Anthony Ramos

Willa Fitzgerald

Idris Elba, Angel Reese

Isan Elba

Greta Lee, Rebecca Ferguson

Moses Ingram

Malachi Beasley

Sumaiya Kaveh

Jonah Hauer-King

Tracy Letts, Kirk Baxter, Noah Oppenheim, Greg Shapiro, Jeremy Hindle

Eli Kollman

Quincy Dunn-Baker

Neal Bledsoe

Sam Vartholomeos

Julia Korpinen

Hank Strong