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 ...

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.” ...

Mountainhead takes its name from Hugo’s snowy retreat, which eventually doubles as a sort of Eagle’s Nest for their would-be New World Order; the moniker’s resemblance to The Fountainhead ...

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.

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.

Part of the fun of watching “Mountainhead,” the entertaining first feature film from “ Succession ” creator Jesse Armstrong, is marveling at the antics of the tech bros who already run a ...

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.

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 ...