SimilarScreen
Control

Control

Sentenced to death... chosen to live... destined to kill again.

20046.11h 44m

Overview

Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.

Directed by Tim Hunter
Written by Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer
Produced by Randall Emmett, George Furla, Andreas Grosch
Box OfficeBudget: $6.8M0

Top Cast

Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

Lee Ray Oliver

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Dr. Michael Copeland

Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez

Teresa

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Dr. Arlo Penner

Polly Walker

Polly Walker

Barbara Copeland

Kathleen Robertson

Kathleen Robertson

Eden Ross

Tim DeKay

Tim DeKay

Bill Caputo

M

Mark Pickard

Gary Caputo

Stewart Alexander

Stewart Alexander

Powell

Glenn Wrage

Glenn Wrage

Gibson

Themes & Keywords

prisondeath penaltyexperimentmedicinekiller

About Control

Control is a thriller, action film released in 2004 exploring themes of prison, death penalty, experiment, medicine, killer. Directed by Tim Hunter, it stars Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe, Michelle Rodriguez. Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.

Movies Similar to Control

Discover titles like Control — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Control

If you enjoyed Control, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Control.

Grindhouse
29% Match

Grindhouse(2007)

Movie7.0/10

Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.

Snitch
28% Match

Snitch(2013)

Movie6.1/10

Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.

The Stanford Prison Experiment
26% Match

In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners or guards, but the proceedings soon get out of hand. Based on a true story.

The Jacket
25% Match

The Jacket(2005)

Movie6.9/10

A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.

Absolut
23% Match

Absolut(2005)

Movie7.8/10

Two guys against globalization want to plant a virus in the network of a finance corporation. On the day of the attack Alex has an accident and cannot remember anything. Visions and reality are thrown together in a confusing maze. Alex tries to escape from this muddle but what he discovers turns out to be rather frightening…

The Experiment
23% Match

20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.

Not Safe for Work
22% Match

Tom, a legal firm assistant, spots a suspicious man outside the court and follows him. Later, he gets trapped in a building with the same man who turns out to be a hitman.

White Heat
22% Match

White Heat(1949)

Movie7.7/10

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

Beyond Re-Animator
21% Match

Once again tampering with mother nature to disastrous results, Dr. Herbert West continues his research while serving time in a maximum security prison for his previous exploits. West's limited prison-cell experiments are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a new prison doctor and the brother of the girl who suffered from West's experiments 13 years earlier.

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
21% Match

British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of killing six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Interviewing an increasingly mentally unstable Wuornos, Broomfield captures the distorted mind of a murderer whom the state of Florida deems of sound mind -- and therefore fit to execute. Throughout the film, Broomfield includes footage of his testimony at Wuornos' trial.

Traitor
21% Match

Traitor(2008)

Movie6.7/10

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.

Limitless
19% Match

Limitless(2011)

Movie7.2/10

The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life.