Control fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, the future, and technology
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Control is tense, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The mind, the future, and technology
Its world is built around the mind, the future, and technology.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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Control is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, YouTube Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48/100 (IMDb 4.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 57%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 29 min
Control runs 1 h 29 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Control higher (57) than audiences (30). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, France.
+27GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Control in 41 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 26 storytelling tropes for Control, including Foregone Conclusion, Spurned into Suicide, Deadpan Snarker.
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