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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
Worried About the Boy

Worried About the Boy

2010★ 6.3

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

In 1980 young George O'Dowd baffles his parents with his love of frocks and make-up and moves into a squat with kindred spirit Peter, who dresses as Marilyn Monroe and calls himsel...

#2
Killer Bees

Killer Bees

2009★ 4.0

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

A man is on the verge of death from a bee sting. His daughter, a fearless young, starts a race against time to find the antidote that may save the life of his father. It counts wit...

#3
28 Days Later

28 Days Later

2002★ 7.2

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

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect ...

#4
John Wick

John Wick

2014★ 7.5

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

Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him....

#5
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Control for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#6
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...