Movies like Control
If Control's mix of suicide, new love and rock 'n' roll stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Control's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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War for the Planet of the Apes
2017 · Directed by Matt Reeves · 140 min7.2
Why you'll like itWith Toby Kebbell · Shares: suicide
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic…
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Girl, Interrupted
1999 · Directed by James Mangold · 127 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: suicide
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the…
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Melancholia
2011 · Directed by Lars von Trier · 136 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: suicide
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
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You Don't Know Jack
2010 · Directed by Barry Levinson · 134 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: suicide
Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.
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Christine
2016 · Directed by Antonio Campos · 123 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: suicide
In 1974, television reporter Christine Chubbuck struggles with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.
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Light Sleeper
1992 · Directed by Paul Schrader · 103 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: suicide
John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from the business.
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A Perfect Murder
1998 · Directed by Andrew Davis · 107 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: extramarital affair
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his…
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The Double
2014 · Directed by Richard Ayoade · 93 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: suicide
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
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Heaven Knows What
2015 · Directed by Benny Safdie · 97 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: suicide
A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.