Control
2004 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.1 · 61% critics
A condemned prisoner is offered a second chance through an experimental drug meant to suppress violent behavior. As the treatment appears to work, the story turns into a tense look at whether someone can truly change and escape the weight of a brutal past.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-12-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (194 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy modest, character-focused thrillers about redemption and moral gray areas, especially if Separate Lies or Shattered worked for you; Not for you if you need a fast pace or a fully believable setup.
Pros: thought-provoking premise; strong lead performances; tense atmosphere | Cons: uneven pacing; hard-to-buy setup; weak ending
Themes
- prison
- death penalty
- experiment
- medicine
- killer
Cast & crew
Ray Liotta
as Lee Ray Oliver
Willem Dafoe
as Dr. Michael Copeland
Michelle Rodriguez
as Teresa
Stephen Rea
as Dr. Arlo Penner
Polly Walker
as Barbara Copeland
Kathleen Robertson
as Eden Ross
Tim DeKay
as Bill Caputo
- MP
Mark Pickard
as Gary Caputo
Stewart Alexander
as Powell
Glenn Wrage
as Gibson
Directed by Tim Hunter