Director: Michael Dowse

Cast: Dave Bautista, Bobby Cannavale, Kate del Castillo, Jack Champion, Sophia Lillis

Trap House is a 2025 action film directed by Michael Dowse, starring Dave Bautista and Bobby Cannavale as DEA partners who find themselves in the most personal case of their careers when the suspects they are hunting turn out to be their own children. Produced in the United Kingdom and United States, it blends crime-thriller tension with sharp family comedy.

What is Trap House about?

Two seasoned DEA agents have spent their careers dismantling drug networks and chasing cartel operatives through dangerous streets. At home, they are ordinary fathers — exasperated, distracted, and largely clueless about what their teenagers are up to after school. When a bold series of cartel heists starts making headlines and the federal evidence trail grows uncomfortably close, the investigators discover with mounting horror that the perpetrators are their own rebellious kids, who have been mining their parents' classified case files and field techniques to pull off the thefts. The resulting investigation forces both fathers to balance professional duty against the desperate impulse to protect the people they love most, while their children are several steps ahead.

Cast & crew

Dave Bautista anchors the film with the gruff physicality he brought to his action roles, here softened by genuine comic bewilderment as a father outmaneuvered by his offspring. Bobby Cannavale plays his partner with quick-fire energy. Kate del Castillo, Jack Champion, Sophia Lillis, Whitney Peak, Tony Dalton, and Inde Navarrette round out an ensemble that keeps the generational conflict lively on both sides of the law.

Context & significance

For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Trap House lands squarely in the crowd-pleasing action-comedy tradition that travels well across languages and cultures — the kind of film families can watch together on a Friday night without needing cultural context beyond the universal chaos of parenting teenagers. Dave Bautista's name recognition from major Hollywood franchises makes this an easy recommendation for fans of big-screen action who also want laughs. The film is available on K-Time with a Persian dub, so diaspora households who prefer to watch in Persian can enjoy it fully without relying on subtitles, making it equally accessible to parents and older relatives who may not be comfortable with English audio.

Where & how to watch

Trap House is available now on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch in your browser, on your TV دستگاه, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.