Control fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout score and cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Control is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, profoundly sad, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
A real life story, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around a real life story, history, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout score and cinematography
Look and sound: the score and cinematography stand out.
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He had the spirit, but lost the feeling.
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You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 78). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: suicide themes.
2 h 2 min
Control runs 2 h 2 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 83 and audiences 81 out of 100, so both groups see Control much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $5 million to make and earned $8 million worldwide, 1.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, Japan.
+58GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Control in 72 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 26 storytelling tropes for Control, including Parental Neglect, Talent Double, Break-Up Song.
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