Mountainhead is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Jesse Armstrong. The HBO film revolves around four billionaire friends as they gather for a secluded weekend retreat at a mountain head villa while the whole world struggles because of major financial turmoil. Mountainhead stars Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef. So, if you loved the biting dark comedy, pointed satire, and compelling but unlikable characters in Mountainhead, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
In the Loop (AMC+ & Rent on Prime Video)
In the Loop is a British satirical dark comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, and Tony Roche. Based on the British series The Thick of It, the 2009 film revolves around the fallout that followed after two contradictory statements made by Britain’s Minister for International Development, Simon Foster, about the Middle East War. In the Loop stars Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, and Chris Addison.
The Death of Stalin (AMC+, Pluto TV, Plex, Tubi, & Rent on Prime Video)
The Death of Stalin is a political satire, dark comedy-drama film directed by Armando Iannucci, who also co-wrote the screenplay with David Schneider, Ian Martin, and Peter Fellows. Based on the French graphic novel La Mort de Staline by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin, the 2017 film is set in 1953 after the death of Joseph Stali,n and it revolves around the political power struggle that followed. The Death of Stalin stars Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Michael Paine, Andrea Riseborough, and Jeffrey Tambor.
The Big Short (Rent on Prime Video)
The Big Short is a biographical comedy-drama film directed by Adam McKay, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Randolph. Based on the 2010 book of the same name by Michael Lewis, the 2015 film revolves around the 2008 financial crisis and how a few finance experts exploited it to get rich. The Big Short stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, John Magaro, Finn Wittrock, Hamish Linklater, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Marisa Tomei, and Tracy Letts.
Network (Rent on Prime Video)
Network is a satirical dark comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky. The 1976 film follows Howard Beale, an ageing news anchor who is about to be put out to pasture by his network. The pressure soon gets to him, resulting in him having a meltdown on live television, but that meltdown works out in his favor. Network stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, and Robert Duvall.
The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount+, Pluto TV & Rent on Prime Video)
The Wolf of Wall Street is an epic biographical dark comedy crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Terence Winter. Based on the 2007 memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort, the 2013 film chronicles the life of Jordan Belfort as he goes from being a top stockbroker to being a common white-collar criminal. The Wolf of Wall Street stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Favreau, and Jean Dujardin.
The Celebration (Buy on Amazon)
The Celebration is a Danish dark comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, who also co-wrote the film with Mogens Rukov. The 1998 film revolves a wealthy family as they gather to celebrate the birthday of the patriarch’s birthday but during the course of the night many hidden dark secrets are revealed. The Celebration stars Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann, and Trine Dyrholm.
The Social Network (Rent on Prime Video)
The Social Network is a biographical drama film directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. Based on the 2009 non-fiction book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, the 2010 film follows Mark Zuckerberg as he created Facebook and the two lawsuits that followed. The Social Network stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, and Max Minghella.