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A House of Dynamite | 2025 | R | – 1.3.8
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Why is “A House of Dynamite” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a few scenes of people exchanging kisses, one scene showing a man’s bare torso, many scenes of people discussing the death toll of a nuclear explosion and the devastation of nuclear war, a war reenactment scene with gunfire and cannon fire, one scene of a man audibly retching, and at least 36 F-words and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.
This Netflix original follows several military and government officials as they respond to the imminent threat of a nuclear weapon heading for the continental United States. With Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson and Jared Harris. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. [Running Time: 1:52]
A House of Dynamite SEX/NUDITY 1
– People exchange kisses in a few scenes. A husband and his wife kiss and say, “I love you.” A man looks at photos of him with his girlfriend, including one where he is kissing her on the cheek. A man kisses a woman on the head.
► A man floats in the ocean and then walks back to shore; he wears swim trunks and we see his bare torso and back. Men change in a changing room; we see one man wearing boxer briefs before he finishes dressing (his bare chest, abdomen and legs to the upper thighs are shown.
► A woman asks her husband if he wants help getting a job on the Hill, where she works; he says it wouldn’t be wise to work in close proximity to his “radiant wife” and he places a hand on her pregnant abdomen (clothed). People tease a man about not having proposed to his girlfriend yet, which he is planning to do.
A House of Dynamite VIOLENCE/GORE 3
– A man walks off the edge of a roof; the soldiers who were attempting to evacuate him to safety shout after him and run toward him but fail to stop him (we see him go over the edge but do not see any impact or gore).
► Government agencies respond to escalating DEFCON levels in many scenes, increasing to DEFCON 1. Sirens ring and alarms go off, signaling shelter-in-place orders in many scenes; people are seen rushing to vehicles and appear panicked.
► People discuss the imminent danger of a nuclear weapon hitting the continental United States, including casualties in many scenes. Someone says that a nuclear weapon hitting Chicago would kill 10 million people and more “upwind.” People refer to Chicago being “incinerated” and major American cities being completely lost. People grapple with the choice of retaliation and discuss places in the world to bomb, as well as the severity of those casualties. A man describes retaliation as “suicide by nuclear cop.”
► Gettysburg reenactors engage in a reenacted Civil War battle in several scenes: there is gunfire and cannon fire and people are seen on the ground, acting as the wounded (there are no visible wounds or gore). A woman says that at the Battle of Gettysburg 50,000 people died in 3 days.
► Several scenes depict the launch of missiles, including the explosive sound and the resulting flames. Many scenes show military bases and tanks, as well as soldiers and Secret Service members holding guns (no weapons are fired). A news segment shows a raging wildfire.
► People discuss being designated evacuees, and those who are not to discuss the information they need to leave about their next of kin. A man in a government safe room discusses the possibility of soldiers needing to dig them out after bombings. A man jokingly tells a woman to call him “if the world is about to end.” People talk about a man’s wife recently dying after 33 years of marriage in several scenes.
► A man falls to his knees and begins to retch; we hear the sounds of retching but do not see him vomit.
A House of Dynamite LANGUAGE 8
– At least 36 F-words, 15 scatological terms, 6 anatomical terms, 15 mild obscenities, name-calling (sick, slob, narcissist, dumbass), 4 religious profanities (GD), 12 religious exclamations (e.g. God, oh my God, Jesus, Jesus Christ). | profanity glossary |
A House of Dynamite SUBSTANCE USE
– A man mentions someone taking Propofol after a colonoscopy and being out of commission.
A House of Dynamite DISCUSSION TOPICS
– Nuclear war, civilian casualties, surrender, grief.
A House of Dynamite MESSAGE
– The proliferation of nuclear weapons guarantees an event that will doom humanity, no matter how hard anyone tries to prevent it.
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