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[Satire] 15 Films Like 'Mountainhead' That'll Make You Question the Super Wealthy
- Jesse Armstrong's Mountainhead, a satire of tech billionaire culture, premiered on HBO Max on May 31, 2025, mainly set in a snowbound mansion in Park City, Utah.
- The film follows a quartet of tech billionaires, including Steve Carell's Randall Garrett, who faces terminal cancer and conflicts over AI-driven power and legacy.
- Mountainhead targets philosophies like transhumanism and post-Democratic capitalism through sharp dialogue, depicting billionaires as out-of-touch power brokers battling their own follies.
- The movie is noted for Armstrong's caustic writing and satirical tone but criticized for its unrelenting smugness and limited view of billionaires as mere lucky dorks turned self-deified figures.
- Mountainhead suggests the tech elite remain oblivious or reckless about their societal impact, with the story climaxing on a plotted murder to secure an AI deal, highlighting ruthlessness masked by wealth.
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15 Films Like 'Mountainhead' That'll Make You Question the Super Wealthy
If you loved Mountainhead and its clever satire on wealth and power, you're in for a treat with our curated list of films that offer similar thought-provoking narratives. These movies dive into the world of finance, politics, and social commentary, tackling the complexities of ambition, deception, and morality. With stellar performances and sharp storytelling, these films promise to keep you entertained while making you question the world around…
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