Control

Control

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

Directed by Tim Hunter

Produced by Arc Productions, Millennium Media

2004104 min6.1 / 10

A dark thriller about a death row inmate offered redemption through experimental behavior modification, exploring the ethics of second chances and the nature of control.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Control scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Control violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Control easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Control end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Control sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity20

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise51

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Control

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Control

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Control, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Control, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Control, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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