The DOD Says A House of Dynamite Is Inaccurate. Kathryn Bigelow Diasgrees.

"The film explores an utterly hypothetical scenarioin this case, a missile attack on United States soilin hyperrealistic terms. But the movie's toughest critic thus far isn't on Rotten Tomatoes. It's the DOD. On October 10, A House of Dynamite released on Netflix, where it is currently the number-one film on the platform in the U.S. (according to Netflix's homepage). It has fared well with critics, boasting a 78 percent "Fresh" rating on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes."

"On October 25, Bloomberg obtained an internal October 16 memo from the Missile Defense Agency. The memo states the movie's depiction of United States missile defenses being only 61 percent effectiveor as Jared Harris' Secretary of Defense phrases it in the film, "a fucking coin toss"is inaccurate. The MDA argues its interceptors have "a 100 percent accuracy rate" based on testing conducted over a decade."

A House of Dynamite, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, depicts a hypothetical missile attack on U.S. soil and an ensemble's failed effort to intercept a missile before it strikes Chicago. The film opened on Netflix and became the platform's number-one U.S. movie while earning a 78 percent Rotten Tomatoes "Fresh" rating. An internal October 16 Missile Defense Agency memo obtained by Bloomberg disputes the film's depiction that U.S. missile defenses are only 61 percent effective and asserts interceptors have "a 100 percent accuracy rate" in testing over a decade. The memo also acknowledges that deterrence can fail. The filmmakers cite consultations with senators, journalists, and physicists who endorse the film's accuracy.

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