POLITICAL THRILLER: A House of Dynamite

Kathryn Bigelow, Oscar-winning director of Zero Dark Thirty, tackles the threat of nuclear war with her trademark intensity and realism in this disquietingly gripping drama, which presents us with a scarily plausible scenario in which global armageddon might come about.

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Available now, Netflix

It begins with the discovery that an intercontinental missile, launched by an unidentified enemy from somewhere in the Pacific, is heading remorselessly towards the United States. In 19 minutes it will strike Chicago.