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7.5The 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.
Released: 2007-09-12121 minDir: Anton CorbijnDramaBudget: $5.0MBox office: $8.2M
Cast
- Sam Riley as Ian Curtis
- Samantha Morton as Debbie Curtis
- Alexandra Maria Lara as Annik Honoré
- Joe Anderson as Hooky
- Toby Kebbell as Rob Greton
- Craig Parkinson as Tony Wilson
Themes
- suicide
- new love
- wife
- epilepsy
- medicine
- punk rock
- recording contract
- record producer
- record label
- black and white
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
70,267 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
78/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Music
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 BAFTA Award31 wins & 35 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 587651
- Official website
- www.controlthemovie.com
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- publication date
- 2008-01-10
- title
- Control
- review score
- 78/100
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Connections
biographical film
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AllMusic
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The Weinstein Company
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Stephen Morris
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Europe
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London
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England
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photography
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Manchester
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rock music
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epilepsy
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David Bowie
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IMDb
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Nottingham
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The Guardian
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Roger Ebert
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punk rock
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Jude Law
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Cillian Murphy
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Slumdog Millionaire
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Categories
2007 biographical drama films2007 British films2007 directorial debut films2007 English-language films2007 films2007 independent filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversBAFTA winners (films)Biographical films about singersBritish biographical drama filmsBritish black-and-white filmsBritish independent filmsBritish rock music filmsCultural depictions of British peopleCultural depictions of rock musiciansDrama films based on actual eventsEnglish-language biographical drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about epilepsyFilms about suicideFilms directed by Anton CorbijnFilms set in ManchesterFilms set in the 1970sFilms set in the 1980s