Movie

Man at the Top

1973 · 92 min

A slow-burning corporate drama that simmers with moral tension and quiet menace, asking you to watch a man weigh ambition against complicity.

Tagline: Lampton's back - on top of everything
Overview: Northerner Joe Lampton becomes involved with Lord Ackerman, the powerful chairman of a pharmaceutical concern, his beautiful wife Alex, and daughter Robin. But trouble starts when Joe is made Managing Director of one of Ackerman’s companies and makes a shocking discovery: his predecessor committed suicide...
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, power, betrayal, morality
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
power
betrayal
morality
ambition
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild