Control

4.33
    Control
    2007

    Synopsis

    The story of Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis, from his schoolboy days in 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.

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    Cast

    • Samantha MortonDebbie Curtis
    • Sam RileyIan Curtis
    • Alexandra Maria LaraAnnik Honoré
    • Joe AndersonHooky
    • Toby KebbellRob Greton
    • Craig ParkinsonTony Wilson
    • James Anthony PearsonBernard Sumner
    • Harry TreadawaySteve Morris
    • Andrew SheridanTerry
    • Robert ShellyTwinny

    Recommendations

    • 90

      The New York Times

      You don’t have to know anything about Joy Division to grasp the mysterious sorrow at its heart.
    • 88

      Rolling Stone

      It's Corbijn, shooting with a poet's eye in a harshly stunning black-and-white, who cuts to the soul of Ian's life and music. You don't watch this movie, you live it.
    • 83

      Entertainment Weekly

      Control goes past the clichés of punk rock-god gloom to offer a snapshot of alienation that's shockingly humane.
    • 80

      Salon

      Lovely and deeply touching picture.
    • 80

      The New Yorker

      Those who worship Joy Division may bridle at Corbijn’s film for its reluctance to mythologize their hero. Speaking as someone so irretrievably square that I not only never listened to the band but didn’t even know anyone who liked it, I can’t imagine a tribute more fitting than this.
    • 75

      New York Post

      A rock bio minus the fun. The sex is guilt-stricken, the drugs are used to treat epilepsy, and the rock 'n' roll is about isolation and despair.
    • 75

      TV Guide Magazine

      A romantic victim to the end, this Ian Curtis is all that worshipful fans could ever hope for.
    • 75

      ReelViews

      In essence, Control is a standard order biopic of a tormented artist. What makes the film interesting, if not unique, is the style in which director Anton Corbijn has elected to present it.

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