182 films

Films about control

Stories about who holds the dial, and what happens to everyone who does not.

Every film here has been read through the same lens: which rung of the E0–E14 reality ladder its story fights on, whether it moves consciousness off the human, and which rule of its world it alters. Ordered by how many people have rated them.

The Matrix (1999)★ 8.2control, reality, freedom, identityAvengers: Age of Ultron (2015)★ 7.3technology, power, controlThe Truman Show (1998)★ 8.2surveillance, media, control, freedomThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)★ 7.4oppression, rebellion, inequality, mediaReady Player One (2018)★ 7.6technology, escapism, consumerism, identityEx Machina (2015)★ 7.6consciousness, power, ethics, controlA Clockwork Orange (1971)★ 8.2control, freedom, violence, authorityI, Robot (2004)★ 7.0technology, law, control, consciousnessThe Matrix Reloaded (2003)★ 7.1control, reality, freedom, choiceOblivion (2013)★ 6.7technology, control, memory, identityMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)★ 6.7virus, control, rebellion, survivalThe Matrix Revolutions (2003)★ 6.8control, reality, freedom, technologyInsurgent (2015)★ 6.4identity, control, rebellion, powerMinority Report (2002)★ 7.4surveillance, control, authority, technologyTerminator Genisys (2015)★ 6.0technology, consciousness, survival, controlDeadpool & Wolverine (2024)★ 7.6authority, control, time, bureaucracyGhost in the Shell (2017)★ 6.1identity, consciousness, technology, controlThe Lego Movie (2014)★ 7.4creativity, rebellion, authority, controlTRON: Legacy (2010)★ 6.5technology, control, identity, corporateTerminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)★ 6.2technology, survival, controlTerminator Salvation (2009)★ 6.1technology, survival, control, rebellionNerve (2016)★ 7.0technology, exploitation, surveillance, controlAllegiant (2016)★ 6.1prejudice, identity, power, controlThe Matrix Resurrections (2021)★ 6.3control, energy, belief, identityAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)★ 6.2power, control, technology, multiverseTranscendence (2014)★ 6.1technology, consciousness, power, controlEscape Room (2019)★ 6.5survival, exploitation, consumerism, controlEquilibrium (2002)★ 7.0control, freedom, emotion, authorityUpgrade (2018)★ 7.5technology, revenge, control, corporateThe Adjustment Bureau (2011)★ 6.8choice, authority, determinism, controlMorbius (2022)★ 5.9identity, mortality, fear, technologyM3GAN (2022)★ 7.0technology, grief, controlBeing John Malkovich (1999)★ 7.4identity, control, desire, consciousnessThe Giver (2014)★ 6.6memory, control, freedom, emotionThe Circle (2017)★ 5.5surveillance, privacy, technology, powerThe Village (2004)★ 6.5control, fear, isolation, authorityObsession (2026)★ 8.2love, control, mortality, griefSpace Jam: A New Legacy (2021)★ 6.6technology, media, control, identityTruth or Dare (2018)★ 5.9fear, survival, mortality, controlDemolition Man (1993)★ 6.8control, freedom, consumerism, lawThe Host (2013)★ 6.3colonization, identity, control, memoryValkyrie (2008)★ 7.0power, authority, rebellion, warGhost in the Shell (1995)★ 7.9identity, consciousness, technology, authorityBattle Royale (2000)★ 7.3authority, control, survival, rebellionBrazil (1985)★ 7.7authority, control, bureaucracy, consumerismThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)★ 7.0power, oppression, class, controlThey Live (1988)★ 7.3media, control, consumerism, authoritySurrogates (2009)★ 6.1identity, technology, control, freedomThe Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)★ 7.8technology, family, controlThe Emoji Movie (2017)★ 5.4identity, control, technology, consumerismNanny McPhee (2005)★ 6.7family, class, authority, traditionDark City (1998)★ 7.3memory, identity, control, experimentEagle Eye (2008)★ 6.5technology, surveillance, authority, controlA Minecraft Movie (2025)★ 6.3freedom, control, war, technologyDon't Worry Darling (2022)★ 6.8gender, control, surveillance, consumerismThe Invitation (2016)★ 6.4grief, fear, control, faithI Am Mother (2019)★ 6.7technology, control, survivalMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)★ 7.2technology, power, control, survivalSuspiria (2018)★ 6.9power, control, faith, traditionTron (1982)★ 6.6technology, control, freedom, corporateJudge Dredd (1995)★ 5.9law, authority, control, justiceBackrooms (2026)★ 7.1fear, isolation, trauma, surveillanceChaos Walking (2021)★ 6.6prejudice, control, surveillance, genderVivarium (2019)★ 6.0exploitation, control, family, mortalitySpy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)★ 5.1technology, control, family, mediaEscape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)★ 6.5survival, corporate, puzzle, controlCompanion (2025)★ 7.0technology, exploitation, control, identityeXistenZ (1999)★ 6.8technology, reality, control, identityWarGames (1983)★ 7.1war, technology, deterrence, authorityThe Haunted Mansion (2003)★ 5.7mortality, family, controlBedazzled (2000)★ 6.1love, faith, identity, technologyJust My Luck (2006)★ 6.2love, faith, controlOutside the Wire (2021)★ 6.4technology, war, authority, controlSpecies (1995)★ 6.0genetics, evolution, control, survivalThe Signal (2014)★ 6.0technology, identity, disability, controlAutomata (2014)★ 5.9technology, survival, control, evolutionRuby Sparks (2012)★ 7.1creation, control, relationship, identityThe Invasion (2007)★ 6.0control, survival, fearSerenity (2019)★ 5.5grief, control, memory, agencyImmaculate (2024)★ 6.2religion, control, violence, faithMorgan (2016)★ 5.8technology, consciousness, ethics, powerAtlas (2024)★ 6.7technology, consciousness, survival, powerThe Thirteenth Floor (1999)★ 7.1simulation, reality, identity, consciousnessHypnotic (2023)★ 6.2control, memory, authority, surveillanceThe Running Man (2025)★ 6.8media, control, class, surveillanceEquals (2015)★ 6.1control, surveillance, emotion, conformityThe Stepford Wives (2004)★ 5.7prejudice, power, control, identityCult of Chucky (2017)★ 5.8fear, control, identity, mortalityTime Lapse (2014)★ 6.5determinism, greed, trust, controlUniversal Soldier: The Return (1999)★ 5.9technology, control, military, survivalBrahms: The Boy II (2020)★ 5.9trauma, possession, family, fearJexi (2019)★ 6.8technology, addiction, controlKinds of Kindness (2024)★ 6.5power, control, exploitation, authorityA-X-L (2018)★ 6.3technology, friendship, control, militaryMarch of the Penguins (2005)★ 7.1identity, power, survival, conflictCube Zero (2004)★ 5.7survival, surveillance, control, experimentThe Collection (2012)★ 6.4fear, survival, control, tortureThings Heard & Seen (2021)★ 5.7faith, family, fear, mortalityFahrenheit 451 (1966)★ 7.1censorship, control, media, knowledgeAliens in the Attic (2009)★ 5.7family, control, technology, invasionTHX 1138 (1971)★ 6.4control, surveillance, conformity, drugsLogan's Run (1976)★ 6.6ageism, control, rebellion, mortalityThe Room (2019)★ 6.4power, family, mortality, controlHellraiser (2022)★ 6.2fear, otherness, power, mortalityS1m0ne (2002)★ 6.0celebrity, media, technology, identitySubservience (2024)★ 6.6technology, labor, control, familyThe Astronaut's Wife (1999)★ 5.6alien, possession, identity, controlFahrenheit 451 (2018)★ 5.5control, authority, rebellion, technologySoldier (1998)★ 6.4militarism, authority, control, warEvangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)★ 7.2evolution, identity, control, extinctionUglies (2024)★ 5.7prejudice, beauty, control, identityVillage of the Damned (1995)★ 6.1otherness, fear, control, communityThe Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) (2015)★ 3.8power, authority, control, exploitationThe Lawnmower Man (1992)★ 5.6technology, consciousness, power, evolutionBURN·E (2008)★ 7.5technology, authority, controlFirestarter (2022)★ 5.5power, control, survival, authorityBoy Kills World (2024)★ 6.7oppression, revenge, media, controlSpecies II (1998)★ 5.2infection, reproduction, militarism, fearSongbird (2020)★ 6.2power, control, survival, inequalityThey Cloned Tyrone (2023)★ 6.5prejudice, surveillance, control, exploitation

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