
The Mountain
2018 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 5.1 · 76% critics
In 1950s America, a withdrawn young man struggles under the weight of family trauma and a distant father. He’s soon hired by a traveling doctor to photograph patients during a tour of institutions promoting a controversial procedure, pulling him into an unsettling world of medicine, conformity, and quiet unease.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2019-06-26
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 (61 votes)
About
If you’re into slow, strange, mood-driven dramas that prioritize uneasy feelings over clear answers, this may click, especially if you liked Entertainment; Not for you if you want a straightforward story or upbeat pacing.
Pros: hypnotic, mesmerizing mood; striking, beautiful visuals; subversive social commentary | Cons: very downbeat tone; hard to follow; inconsistent themes
Themes
- cult leader
- mental asylum
- lobotomy
- electric shock therapy
- 1950s
Cast & crew

Tye Sheridan
as Andy

Jeff Goldblum
as Dr. Wallace Fiennes

Hannah Gross
as Susan

Denis Lavant
as Jack

Udo Kier
as Frederick

Eléonore Hendricks
as Grace
- AL
Annemarie Lawless
as Vivian

Margot Klein
as Peggy

Larry Fessenden
as Meals

Alyssa Bresnahan
as Claire
Directed by Rick Alverson