Our take
Mountainhead is a TV-MA satire about billionaire friends gathering during an rolling international crisis. Expect frequent strong profanity, sexual banter, drinking, and dark political humor. The tone skewers wealth and power. Adults and mature older teens comfortable with edgy satire
Uplifting themes
Critique of power appears, though cynicism dominates Teamwork, courage, or compassion behavior emerges in dialogue
Story (may spoil tone)
A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Shootings, murder talk, and sustained action peril throughout
Shootings, murder talk, and sustained action peril throughout
Language Relentless f-word and harsh slurs during action and arguments
Relentless f-word and harsh slurs during action and arguments
Sex / nudity Brief romantic or innuendo lines without nudity emphasized
Brief romantic or innuendo lines without nudity emphasized
Drugs / alcohol Occasional alcohol or smoking references in dialogue
Occasional alcohol or smoking references in dialogue
Frightening Brief scary or tense moments without sustained horror
Brief scary or tense moments without sustained horror
Sexual violence Sexual-assault reference in dialogue without graphic depiction
Sexual-assault reference in dialogue without graphic depiction
Bullying / discrimination Brief harsh insult or discrimination in dialogue
Brief harsh insult or discrimination in dialogue
Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title
No gore found in this title
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- Extreme wealth isolates people from ordinary pain. How does the film expose that gap?
- Friends joke while the world burns. When does dark humor feel honest versus cruel?