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

Review


Thrilling! I liked the split perspectives and I don’t feel like the repetion bored me. It’s a wild, but not unlikely scenario.

Metadata


Tagline
Not if. When.
Release date
2025-10-02
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Thriller
Languages
English
My rating
Global rating
8.0 (1 users)

Watched (1)


  1. November 19, 2025
    20:12 (Wednesday)

Director


  1. Kathryn Bigelow

Writer


  1. Noah Oppenheim

Cast


  1. Idris Elba
    POTUS
  2. Jared Harris
    Secretary of Defense Reid Baker
  3. Jason Clarke
    Admiral Mark Miller
  4. Chance Kelly
    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
  5. Brian Tee
    SAIC Ken Cho
  6. Rebecca Ferguson
    Captain Olivia Walker
  7. Greta Lee
    Ana Park
  8. Tracy Letts
    General Anthony Brady
  9. Kaitlyn Dever
    Caroline Baker
  10. Anthony Ramos
    Major Daniel Gonzalez
  11. Gary Wilmes
    FEMA Operations Director Mike Brown
  12. Gbenga Akinnagbe
    Major General Steven Kyle
  13. Quincy Dunn-Baker
    Bruce Blair
  14. Lynn Adrianna
    Betty
  15. J.W. Cortes
    INDOPACOM Commander
  16. Gabriel Basso
    Deputy National Security Advisor Jake Baerington
  17. Dean Neistat
    Maintenance Tech
  18. Kyle Allen
    Captain Jon Zimmer
  19. Renée Elise Goldsberry
    The First Lady
  20. Spencer House
    Lieutenant Colonel Mark Belcher
  21. Airon Armstrong
    Admiral Miller Secret Service Agent #2
  22. Neal Bledsoe
    Ben Walker
  23. Enid Graham
    NORTHCOM Commander
  24. Alan Aisenberg
    White House Staffer #1
  25. Mike Figueroa
    Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
  26. Leonid Citer
    Russian General #1
  27. Pedro Mojica
    Secret Service CAT Officer
  28. Caleb Eberhardt
    Colonel Greg Marshall
  29. Catherine Missal
    CIA Duty Officer
  30. Willa Fitzgerald
    Abby Jansing
  31. Jonah Hauer-King
    Lieutenant Commander Robert Reeves
  32. Moses Ingram
    Cathy Rogers
  33. Malachi Beasley
    SCPO William Davis
  34. Brittany O'Grady
    Lily Baerington
  35. Samantha Soule
    Lindsay Watts
  36. Nikolai Tsankov
    Russian General #2
  37. Ian Duff
    White House Staffer #2
  38. Yadira Guevara-Prip
    NGA Duty Officer
  39. Sam Vartholomeos
    Captain Will Kagan
  40. Lea Zawada
    White House Aide
  41. Jordan Dean
    Admiral Miller Secret Service Agent #1
  42. Aminah Nieves
    Sergeant Mary Nolan
  43. Tai Bennett
    Chef Winston
  44. John Zdrojeski
    Major Dan Stevens
  45. Samuel H. Levine
    NSA Duty Officer
  46. Abubakr Ali
    Lieutenant Dan Buck
  47. Jared Reinfeldt
    Caroline's Boyfriend
  48. William Jousset
    Uniformed USS Agent
  49. Ben Chase
    STRATCOM J2 Intelligence Director
  50. Brian D. Coats
    POTUS (voice)
  51. Alexander Sokovikov
    Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
  52. Riya Ray
    DIA Duty Officer
  53. Greg Schweers
    Senator Martin Clancy
  54. Bryan Harlow
    STRATCOM Senior Enlisted Leader
  55. Maria Jung
    FEMA Staffer #3
  56. Holly Cinnamon
    Deputy Press Secretary
  57. Sara Hogrefe
    White House Staffer
  58. Izabel Mar
    Air Force Duty Officer
  59. Brandon James Ellis
    USFK Commander
  60. Angel Reese
    WNBA Star
  61. Edmond Cofie
    Briefing Room Reporter #1
  62. Evan Rubin
    Isabel
  63. Katya Collazo
    Briefing Room Reporter #2
  64. Kemo Coleman
    CID Officer
  65. Ezrah Lin
    Aidan Park
  66. Aleksander Krutainis
    Submarine Executive Officer
  67. Kevin Anton
    Taxi Driver (uncredited)
  68. CJ Williams
    Submarine Captain
  69. Francesca Carpanini
    Staff Sergeant Ali Jones
  70. Michelle McMahon
    Sports Stadium Reporter #3
  71. Joanne Goodhart
    Female News Anchor
  72. Gail Quintos
    FBI Duty Officer
  73. Thom Niemann
    White House Staffer #3
  74. De'Laney Ortiz
    Army Duty Officer
  75. Renrick Palmer
    STRATCOM Deputy J3 Operations
  76. Christopher R. Anderson
    Jake Secret Service Agent #2
  77. Jonathan Boynton-Lee
    First Lady Secret Service Agent #1
  78. Brett Tomberlin
    State Department Duty Officer
  79. Kevin Dean O'Connor
    STRATCOM Aide de Camp
  80. Paul Robert Williams III
    Sports Stadium Reporter #2
  81. Jack Cherry
    FEMA Staffer #2
  82. Ayana Anise
    Navy Duty Officer
  83. Jewel Rouge
    Fort Greely Sergeant
  84. Shane Duffy
    STRATCOM Deputy Commander
  85. Vincent Hickman
    STRATCOM Political Advisor
  86. Joe Klaunberg
    Jake Secret Service Agent #1
  87. Zsuzska Beswick
    Sports Stadium Reporter #1
  88. Eli Kollman
    Golf Caddy
  89. Patrick Feeney
    STRATCOM J5 Plans Director
  90. Mwajuma Belle
    Female Ranger
  91. Emily Chastain
    FEMA Staffer #1
  92. Jed Goff
    Joint Base Andrews Secret Service Agent
  93. LuMarcus Certain
    Fort Greely Military Personnel
  94. Stevie Place
    Girl in Car Window
  95. Luke Gent
    Camera News Crew Member
  96. Daniel L. Karbler
    STRATCOM Chief of Staff
  97. Joe Rizzo
    CBP Duty Officer
  98. Nicholas E. Monterosso
    Liam Walker
  99. Andrei Kouznetsov
    Russian Foreign Minister
  100. Rampepe Mohohlo
    First Lady Secret Service Agent #2
  101. George Njoroge Kinyanjui
    Sound News Crew Member
  102. Joshua Hurley-Curran
    Fort Greely Guard
  103. Ky Fehlbaum
    Submarine Weapons Officer
  104. Ines de La Cuetara
    Reporter
  105. Maura Kirzon Malone
    Doctor Office Receptionist
  106. Philip V. Lenz
    STRATCOM Strike Advisor
  107. Sara Rettig Gramata
    FEMA Staffer #4
  108. Timothy L. Brester
    STRATCOM Mission Director "Whisper Mic"

Composer


  1. Volker Bertelmann

Producer


  1. Kathryn Bigelow
  2. Greg Shapiro
  3. Brian Bell
  4. Noah Oppenheim
  5. Sarah Perlman Bremner
  6. Richard Keeshan

Director of Photography


  1. Barry Ackroyd

Editor


  1. Kirk Baxter

Production companies


  1. First Light
  2. Kingsgate Films
  3. Prologue Entertainment

Production countries


  1. United States of America