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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 Experiment

The Experiment

2010★ 6.4

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

20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control....

#2
The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

2015★ 6.8

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

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...

#3
Clemency

Clemency

2019★ 6.3

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

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychologic...

#4
The Life of David Gale

The Life of David Gale

2003★ 7.4

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

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row....

#5
Beyond Re-Animator

Beyond Re-Animator

2003★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Control for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

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. We...

#6
Asylum

Asylum

2005★ 5.9

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

A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife....

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