Control Factor

Control Factor

When your thoughts are not your own.

Directed by Nelson McCormick

Produced by S Pictures, Syfy

200384 min4.9 / 10

A paranoid thriller about an ordinary man caught in a covert mind-control conspiracy, driven by surveillance anxiety and the loss of autonomy.

An average everyman discovers he's the unwitting target of an ultra secret domestic black-op centering on mind control.

Questions people ask

  • Is Control Factor scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Control Factor violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Control Factor end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Control Factor easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Control Factor 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Control Factor

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Control Factor

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Control Factor, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Control Factor, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Control Factor, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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