The Lessons of ‘A House of Dynamite’

Kathryn Bigelow’s latest movie offers insights for an increasingly dangerous world.

Craig Mazin and Director Kathryn Bigelow speak onstage during Netflix's "A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE" AMPAS Screening on October 17. October 28, 2025, 9:17 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

A House of Dynamite , Kathryn Bigelow’s new film about nuclear war, premiered on Netflix on Oct. 24. It is a Hollywood production meant to entertain, and it does that well, but it also teaches us four big lessons about nuclear strategy.

The first clear lesson is that nuclear weapons are back. The movie opens with a title card stating that, after the Cold War ended, major powers thought the world would be better off with fewer nuclear weapons but “that era is now over.”

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