Maxs Mountainhead is the new tech bro satire from the creator of Succession, starring Steve Carrell, and its inventively profane'

Date:
Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:40:22 +0000

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Succession honcho Jesse Armstrong delivers another biting satire

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Succession creator Jesse Armstrong continues to skewer the world of the awfully rich (and richly awful) with his new tech bro satire Mountainhead .

Skipping theaters, the new movie premiered on Max on Saturday, May 31, with a linear broadcast on HBO that evening. Since release, the film has shot up the Max charts and is currently enjoying the global top spot.

And while audiences cant stream the Succession follow-up quick enough,
critics are loving what is fast becoming one of the best Max movies around at the moment, with the film currently sitting at a very respectable 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Armstrongs latest dark comedy follows a group of Musk/Bezos/Zuckerberg types as they meet at one of their number's secluded mountain retreat while the world faces AI-fueled turmoil that they may have played a not-insignificant part in creating.

Jason Schwartzman pops his head above the Wes Anderson parapet to play Hugo, the owner of the lodge looking to impress his billionaire buddies. Steve Carell, meanwhile, portrays Randall, the elder statesman of the group and an early tech mogul who has been raking it in since before the rest of the group were born.

Cory Michael Smiths Venis is the wealthiest of the bunch and the owner of the social media platform at the center of the storm of disinformation engulfing the globe, while Ramy Youssefs Jeff is an AI pioneer on the outs with some of the gang.

After four seasons of the critically acclaimed Succession , expectations were high for Armstrong and HBOs next collaboration, and Francesca Orsi, EVP of Programming at the network is confident their continued partnership will deliver, saying: Were ecstatic to be back in business with the singular
talent Jesse Armstrong [...]. Jesse once again raises the bar with a bold examination of modern greed, power and male ambition. That this feature
serves as his directorial debut will only elevate what is already thrilling
on the page, and we couldnt be more excited to share this timely film with
the world. What are the critics saying about Mountainhead?

As youd expect with a high Rotten Tomatoes score, critics have plenty of praise for the film, with Globe and Mail commenting on the quality of the "inventively profane dialogue which is as enjoyable as Successions at its
most absurd, while Empire called it a darkly funny film with a chilling final note.

Some responses werent as positive, however, as some critics found the film lacked subtlety. Boston Globe said the movie was satire as a blunt force object, and critic Christian Toto criticised the way the film piles on the hate, not the laughs. (Image credit: Max) What's the subscriber's verdict?

Viewers have been even harsher on Armstrongs latest, with the film sitting at just a 27% RT Audience Score. Many viewers compared the film unfavorably to Succession , with one saying it was like the show, but with characters that were "annoyingly fake and worse, unfunny. Another called it the most
obnoxious movie Ive ever seen while a third said simply: just terrible.

Viewers over on Reddit were a little kinder though, with one poster calling the film hilarious, stating Steve Carell was incredible in it. Another
praised the fun dialogue and good laughs, with other users saying I really enjoyed this. Comment from r/movies

Either way, if youre a subscriber to one of the best streaming services out there and intrigued by what sounds like Succession meets Glass Onion , the film is available to stream on Max right now.

And if that doesnt quite hit the mark, you can always check out one of the other movies and shows arriving on Max in June . You might also like

For more Max-based coverage, read our guides on The Last of Us season 2 , House of the Dragon season 3 , Euphoria season 3 , and The White Lotus season 3 .



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