A House of Dynamite
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A House of Dynamite is a 2025 American political thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Noah Oppenheim. 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. It dramatizes the perspectives and responses of different U . government and military officials after an unknown adversary launches an intercontinental ballistic missile at Chicago. 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.
Infobox
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 (2025-09-02) (Venice) October 10, 2025 (2025-10-10) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Tables
· Reception › Accolades
AACTA International Awards
AACTA International Awards
Award
AACTA International Awards
Date of ceremony
February 6, 2026
Category
Best Screenplay
Recipient(s)
Noah Oppenheim
Result
Nominated
Best Director
Best Director
Award
Best Director
Date of ceremony
Kathryn Bigelow
Category
Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Award
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Date of ceremony
December 31, 2025
Category
Female Focus: Best Female Director
Recipient(s)
Kathryn Bigelow
Result
Nominated
British Academy Film Awards
British Academy Film Awards
Award
British Academy Film Awards
Date of ceremony
February 22, 2026
Category
Best Editing
Recipient(s)
Kirk Baxter
Result
Nominated
Camerimage
Camerimage
Award
Camerimage
Date of ceremony
November 22, 2025
Category
Golden Frog
Recipient(s)
Barry Ackroyd
Result
Nominated
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
Award
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
Date of ceremony
January 2, 2026
Category
Best Film Editing
Recipient(s)
Kirk Baxter
Result
Honored
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Editing
Award
Best Sound Editing
Date of ceremony
Paul N. J. Ottosson
Category
Honored
Celebration of Cinema and Television
Celebration of Cinema and Television
Award
Celebration of Cinema and Television
Date of ceremony
October 24, 2025
Category
Supporting Actor – Film
Recipient(s)
Anthony Ramos
Result
Honored
Critics' Choice Awards
Critics' Choice Awards
Award
Critics' Choice Awards
Date of ceremony
January 4, 2026
Category
Best Film Editing
Recipient(s)
Kirk Baxter
Result
Nominated
Golden Trailer Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
Award
Golden Trailer Awards
Date of ceremony
May 28, 2026
Category
Best Voice Over (The Don LaFontaine Award)
Recipient(s)
Pale Blue Dot / Netflix / Mark Woollen & Associates
Result
Pending
Most Original Trailer
Most Original Trailer
Award
Most Original Trailer
Date of ceremony
Pending
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Award
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Date of ceremony
November 19, 2025
Category
Best Original Score in a Feature Film
Recipient(s)
Volker Bertelmann
Result
Nominated
International Cinephile Society
International Cinephile Society
Award
International Cinephile Society
Date of ceremony
February 8, 2026
Category
Best Editing
Recipient(s)
Kirk Baxter
Result
Nominated
Middleburg Film Festival
Middleburg Film Festival
Award
Middleburg Film Festival
Date of ceremony
October 19, 2025
Category
Special Achievement in Screenwriting
Recipient(s)
Noah Oppenheim
Result
Honored
NAACP Image Awards
NAACP Image Awards
Award
NAACP Image Awards
Date of ceremony
February 28, 2026
Category
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Recipient(s)
Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, and Jason Clarke
Result
Nominated
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
Award
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
Date of ceremony
December 14, 2025
Category
Best Film Editing
Recipient(s)
Kirk Baxter
Result
Nominated
Satellite Awards
Satellite Awards
Award
Satellite Awards
Date of ceremony
March 10, 2026
Category
Best Editing
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Best Original Score
Best Original Score
Award
Best Original Score
Date of ceremony
Volker Bertelmann
Category
Nominated
Best Editing
Best Editing
Award
Best Editing
Date of ceremony
Kirk Baxter
Category
Nominated
Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Award
Venice Film Festival
Date of ceremony
September 6, 2025
Category
Golden Lion
Recipient(s)
Kathryn Bigelow
Result
Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards
Visual Effects Society Awards
Award
Visual Effects Society Awards
Date of ceremony
February 25, 2026
Category
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Recipient(s)
Chris Harvey, Dione Wood, Jon Mitchell, and Matthew Lane
Result
Nominated
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| AACTA International Awards | February 6, 2026 | Best Screenplay | Noah Oppenheim | Nominated | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | January 10, 2026 | Best Picture | A House of Dynamite | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated | |||
| Best Ensemble | A House of Dynamite | Nominated | |||
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 31, 2025 | Female Focus: Best Female Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 22, 2026 | Best Editing | Kirk Baxter | Nominated | |
| Camerimage | November 22, 2025 | Golden Frog | Barry Ackroyd | Nominated | |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | January 2, 2026 | Best Film Editing | Kirk Baxter | Honored | |
| Best Sound Editing | Paul N. J. Ottosson | Honored | |||
| Celebration of Cinema and Television | October 24, 2025 | Supporting Actor – Film | Anthony Ramos | Honored | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 4, 2026 | Best Film Editing | Kirk Baxter | Nominated | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 28, 2026 | Best Voice Over (The Don LaFontaine Award) | Pale Blue Dot / Netflix / Mark Woollen & Associates | Pending | |
| Most Original Trailer | Pending | ||||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 19, 2025 | Best Original Score in a Feature Film | Volker Bertelmann | Nominated | |
| International Cinephile Society | February 8, 2026 | Best Editing | Kirk Baxter | Nominated | |
| Middleburg Film Festival | October 19, 2025 | Special Achievement in Screenwriting | Noah Oppenheim | Honored | |
| NAACP Image Awards | February 28, 2026 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, and Jason Clarke | Nominated | |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | December 14, 2025 | Best Film Editing | Kirk Baxter | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | March 10, 2026 | Best Editing | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Score | Volker Bertelmann | Nominated | |||
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 14, 2025 | Best Ensemble | A House of Dynamite | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Kirk Baxter | Nominated | |||
| Venice Film Festival | September 6, 2025 | Golden Lion | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 25, 2026 | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Chris Harvey, Dione Wood, Jon Mitchell, and Matthew Lane | Nominated | |
| Washington D . Area Film Critics Association | December 7, 2025 | Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, D . | A House of Dynamite | Won |
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