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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 Last Word

The Last Word

2008★ 5.8

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

An odd-but-gifted poet, Evan Merck makes his living writing suicide notes for the soon-to-be departed. So when he meets Charlotte, the free-spirited sister of his latest client, Ev...

#2
The Apartment

The Apartment

1960★ 8.2

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

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a pl...

#3
Just Before I Go

Just Before I Go

2015★ 6.4

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

Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decid...

#4
The Good Girl

The Good Girl

2002★ 6.2

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

A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield....

#5
Purple Rain

Purple Rain

1984★ 6.7

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

A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making ...

#6
Celebrity

Celebrity

1998★ 6.0

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

The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments tak...

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