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10 Best Movies Like Control

If you loved Control, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Limits of Control

The Limits of Control

2009★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Control for fans of Crime & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a...

#2
Containment

Containment

2015★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Control for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight ...

#3
The Public Eye

The Public Eye

1992★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Control for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy....

#4
Abduction

Abduction

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Control for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, ...

#5
Desert Dawn

Desert Dawn

2025★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Control for fans of Crime & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the mur...

#6
Suburbicon

Suburbicon

2017★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Control for fans of Crime & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasio...

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