Ground Control

Ground Control

No radar. No contact. No control.

Directed by Richard Howard

Produced by Hard Work Productions, Green Communications

199898 min5.6 / 10

A tense disaster thriller about redemption and professional responsibility, where a traumatized air-traffic controller must confront his past to save lives during a catastrophic storm.

An air-traffic controller quits after a plane crash but, years later, goes to help an airport that is in the path of a terrible storm.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ground Control sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Ground Control scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Ground Control violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Ground Control end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Ground Control easy watching? 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Ground Control

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ground Control

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ground Control, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ground Control, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ground Control, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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