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Mountainhead, HBO’s 2025 original film from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong, is a viciously sharp satire that rips into the rotted core of tech billionaire culture. Set in a secluded luxury mansion during a “bro-vention” weekend retreat, the film follows four ultra-rich men—each representing a different flavor of Silicon Valley psychosis—as the world outside crumbles due to the very tech they built. What starts as a chill, snowbound getaway quickly becomes a darkly comic battle of egos, philosophies, and dollar signs. Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef deliver killer performances in this unsettling chamber piece that’s heavy on dialogue, dread, and biting humor. Armstrong swaps boardrooms for bunkers, but the toxic power dynamics feel all too familiar—and all too real. If Succession left you craving more elite absurdity with apocalyptic undertones, Mountainhead is your next unskippable watch.
Picture this: four billionaire tech bros holed up in a snow-covered fortress while the world burns—literally—thanks to one of their own platforms. They’ve brought whiskey, weak WiFi, and way too much ego. This isn’t just a weekend hangout. It’s a slow-motion car crash of denial, digital warfare, and philosophical flexing. Welcome to Mountainhead.
Created by Jesse Armstrong—yeah, the mastermind behind Succession—this 2025 HBO original might be the most savage takedown of tech elitism we’ve seen on screen. No corporate boardrooms, no dramatic family in-fighting. Just four megalomaniacs trying to outsmart each other while the consequences of their empires set the planet ablaze.
Set almost entirely in a snowbound luxury compound called (you guessed it) Mountainhead, the film throws us into a weekend retreat that was supposed to be about bonding and bro-therapeutic vibes. Instead, it turns into a morality cage match between:
As the outside world spirals into chaos—thanks to Ven’s out-of-control generative AI—the inside world turns into a satire so razor-sharp it could cut through bitcoin. There are debates about coups, plans for a technocratic utopia, and an annual ritual where the guys write their net worths on their bare chests like it's Fight Club meets Forbes.
This film is exactly what happens when unchecked power meets zero self-awareness. Armstrong dials the tension up with absurd rituals, ego-driven rants, and moments of dark comedy that’ll make you cringe-laugh. If you’ve ever doomscrolled Twitter while some billionaire announces a new crypto religion, this is your cinematic nightmare—and you’ll love it.
The humor is icy cold, the stakes feel too real, and the film doesn’t offer neat answers. Instead, it leaves you with one hell of a final note: these men have all the power, none of the empathy, and way too much money.
Steve Carell walks the tightrope between crumbling philosopher and smug capitalist like only he can. Jason Schwartzman is peak cringe as a guy who thinks mushroom tea is a personality. Cory Michael Smith? Ice cold. And Ramy Youssef brings the only shred of human decency to the screen—but even that’s not enough.
The ensemble clicks because they feel too real. We’ve all seen these guys before—just with different Twitter handles.
So if you’ve ever rage-scrolled through another billionaire apology post and thought, “Why isn’t anyone calling this out?”, Mountainhead is your cinematic therapy.
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