Tech bros Jeff (Ramy Youssef), left, Venis (Cory Michael Smith), Randall (Steve Carell) and Hugo (Jason Schwartzman) debate how to deal with a social media platform failure in “Mountainhead ...

The tech-bro rich, they are not like you and me. They treat the world like it’s their frat house. They view atrocities not as losses of human life but as “atrocitopportunities.” They get ...

In ‘Mountainhead,’ billionaire tech bros watch the world burn Ramy Youssef, from left, Cory Michael Smith, Steve Carell and Jason Schwartzman star in HBO’s “Mountainhead.” ...

The new film Mountainhead, written and directed by Succession creator Jesse Armstrong, is about the super-rich, so people may expect something Succession -ish: a tragedy studded with dark humor.

Four super-rich tech leaders gather for a poker weekend in a mountain mansion while AI technology leads to global chaos in the new HBO film from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong.

Credit: AP/MACALL POLAY “Mountainhead,” an HBO Films release, is unrated by the Motion Picture Association. Running time: 109 minutes. Three stars out of four.

Tap to explore the data. 'Mountainhead' skewers the tech elite — and it's very satisfying By Linda Holmes Published May 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM PDT Fred Hayes ...

Article continues below this ad All of “Mountainhead” unfolds in the one location, with white mountaintops stretching in the distance outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. It could be a play.

While the cast is altogether excellent, this is most true with Smith’s Venis, a tech bro to end all tech bros. As the news around the world gets worse and worse, his certainty doesn’t waver.

“Mountainhead,” an HBO Films release, is unrated by the Motion Picture Association. Running time: 109 minutes. Three stars out of four. May 29, 2025|UpdatedMay 30, 2025 12:35 p.m. JAKE COYLE ...