10 Best Movies & TV Shows To Watch After Mountainhead

HBO’s Mountainhead is now streaming, and here are the 10 best movies and TV shows to watch next. Mountainhead is a satire that highlights how tech oligarchs use power and money to influence politics, with the film putting a comedic spin on this topic. This is something that has been tackled by all kinds of movies and TV shows, and these 10 have similarities to Mountainhead in this way.

Jesse Armstrong is the writer and director of Mountainhead, with him coming hot off the success of the HBO series Succession. The film stars Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef, with these four actors making up the cast of billionaires that populates the titular mountain lodge. Mountainhead has received mostly positive reviews now that it is released, and these 10 great projects are fantastic next picks for Mountainhead fans.

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American Psycho

2000

American Psycho is the iconic 2000 horror film that tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie who slowly begins to lose his grip on reality as he commits a series of murders. The film mixes satire, violence, and dark comedy to tell a story that still offers a poignant message to this day.

Mountainhead’s world instability is already heightened, but American Psycho takes things to another level. Patrick Bateman’s Wall Street yuppie aesthetic is the 2000s equivalent to the tech bros that Mountainhead is making fun of. However, Bateman’s status as an unreliable narrator and his extreme violence make some of the same points as Mountainhead, but through a much more exaggerated lens.

9

The Righteous Gemstones

2019

The Righteous Gemstones is Danny McBride’s third comedy series with HBO, with the show having ended in 2025 with the release of season 4. The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of the titular Gemstone family, a group of incredibly wealthy evangelists who attempt to run Gemstone Ministries while holding their own family together.

If Mountainhead focuses on how power and money corrupt people in the world of tech, The Righteous Gemstones focuses on how power and money corrupt people in the world of religion. Much like the characters in Mountainhead, the Gemstone family is immensely powerful, with their wealth allowing them to do essentially anything that they want. The series is also one of HBO’s funniest comedies, with it being just as dark and satirical as Mountainhead.

8

Blackberry

2023

Blackberry is a 2023 biographical film that tells the true story of the development of the titular phone. Although the movie was critically acclaimed, it flew under the radars of many, with it releasing around the same time as many other movies focused on the development of products such as Air, Flamin’ Hot, and Tetris. However, Blackberry is the most satirical one, with it focusing on the conflicting egos of businessmen in the field of technology.

Most of Mountainhead’s characters are tech CEOs, giving it an obvious parallel with Blackberry. Glenn Howerton’s Jim Balsillie would fit in perfectly with the Mountainhead crew, making it a great pick for your next watch.

7

Billions

2016

Billions season 1 was released in 2016 and ran for seven seasons, with the show telling the story of a wealthy hedge-fund manager who operates in New York. The Showtime series stars Damian Lewis, Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff, and tons of other talented actors to bring the financial world of New York to life.

While Mountainhead attempts to highlight how politics and money intersect, Billions delves even further into it. While the series is less comedic, its extensive run allows it to delve much further into the topic. The series remained critically acclaimed throughout the years, meaning that viewers who are looking for a more specific satire on the world of finances need to check it out.

6

Dumb Money

2023

Dumb Money is a 2023 comedy film that tells the story of the 2021 GameStop short squeeze, in which the stock prices of GameStop rose dramatically before crashing down. The film portrays many of the real-life figures who were involved in the ordeal, with the star-studded cast including massive names like Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, America Ferrera, Sebastian Stan, Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, and more.

Like Mountainhead, Dumb Money focuses on the immediate reactions of several individuals in a drastic financial situation. While Mountainhead focuses on the fallout of an artificial intelligence launch, Dumb Money focuses on the fallout of the stock price scheme. Both films are explicitly comedies, with them containing over-the-top characters and parodies.

5

The Social Network

2010

The Social Network is another fantastic film that fans of Mountainhead need to watch, with it telling the story of Mark Zuckerberg and his early years with Facebook. The Social Network is one of the most critically acclaimed movies of the 2010s, with it being incredibly popular with critics and general audiences alike.

Although it hasn’t been confirmed, it really seems like Mark Zuckerberg is one of the characters who inspired the cast of Mountainhead. If this is the case, then it only makes sense for Mountainhead fans to check out the beloved movie about the real Mark Zuckerberg next.

4

In The Loop

2009

In the Loop is a 2009 political satire film that follows the political turmoil that ensues after a British Cabinet Member accidentally says that war in the Middle East is unforeseeable. This comment causes all kinds of political fallout, with the film highlighting various fictional British and American politicians as they attempt to deal with the repercussions of the comment.

In the Loop is absolutely hilarious, making it a great companion piece to Mountainhead. Much like the HBO film, In the Loop mostly focuses on characters talking about strategies in rooms, and it finds ways to make all kinds of great jokes during these scenes. Interestingly, Mountainhead writer and director Jesse Armstrong is one of the four screenwriters who worked on the film, making the similarities even more obvious. Jesse Armstrong also wrote on the series The Thick of It, which In the Loop is a spin-off of.

3

The White Lotus

2021

HBO’s The White Lotus is another fantastic series that satirizes the rich and powerful, with it being one of HBO’s most acclaimed shows. Each season of the anthology series follows a group of characters who travel to an exotic White Lotus hotel, where egos and interests collide until things erupt into violence.

Mountainhead and The White Lotus both focus on groups of wealthy individuals who travel to an exotic location, unconcerned with the tragedies of the world around them. Both projects also highlight the violence that underlies the desire for increased wealth and power, with it feeling as if anyone could erupt into murder at any moment.

2

The Big Short

2015

The Big Short is a 2015 black comedy satire movie that tells the story of how several real-life investors took advantage of the 2008 subprime home loan crisis in order to massively increase their wealth. The film gets into the nitty-gritty of what happened in 2008, who was at fault, and how it benefited those who caused it, making it an excellent educational piece and entertaining film.

Although Mountainhead is a fictional film, it is incredibly similar to the story of The Big Short. Both films follow four main characters as they discuss complex ways to take advantage of financial collapse, satirizing the very protagonists of the story. On top of that, Steve Carell stars in both films, giving them an even stronger connection.

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Succession

2018

Of all the TV shows and movies to watch after Mountainhead, Succession is the most obvious one. Succession tells the story of the Roy family, the heads of the media empire Waystar-Royco, as they run the company while trying to figure out who will be the next CEO.

Mountainhead and Succession were both written and created by Jesse Armstrong, making them clear companion pieces. Both shows tackle similar themes, have similar styles of comedy, and even have similar cinematography. Mountainhead feels as if it could be Succession season 5, so if you haven’t seen it yet and enjoyed Mountainhead, be sure to check out the HBO series.