A House of Dynamite (2025) movie poster

A House of Dynamite (2025)

"Not if. When."
ThumbScore
👍 38%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 75%
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Director
Kathryn Bigelow
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
R
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.4/10 (1,439 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
75

Cast

Idris Elba as POTUS · 69% avg
Rebecca Ferguson as Captain Olivia Walker · 68% avg
Gabriel Basso as Deputy National Security Advisor Jake Baerington · 59% avg
Jared Harris as Secretary of Defense Reid Baker · 69% avg
Tracy Letts as General Anthony Brady · 65% avg
Anthony Ramos as Major Daniel Gonzalez · 67% avg
Moses Ingram as Cathy Rogers
Jonah Hauer-King as Lieutenant Commander Robert Reeves · 55% avg

Is A House of Dynamite good?

Audiences say no. Just 38% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics rated it higher at 75%, but audiences were less impressed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#2214 / 2223 · Thriller
Rank in its year
#146 / 148 · 2025
Rank among its director's films
#8 / 8 · Kathryn Bigelow
On ThumbScore's lists
100 Lowest-Rated Movies by Audience Score (#9)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond. Wikipedia ↗

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