Best Mind Control Movies & TV Shows

The Butterfly Effect

A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.

Run time: 113m Tagline: Change one thing. Change everything. Release: 2004-01-17

Stars: Amy Smart Ashton Kutcher Elden Henson Eric Stoltz Ethan Suplee Irina Gorovaia John Patrick Amedori Logan Lerman Melora Walters William Lee Scott

Gamer

Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.

Run time: 95m Tagline: In the near future, you don't live to play... you'll play to live. Release: 2009-09-03

Stars: Alison Lohman Amber Valletta Gerard Butler Johnny Whitworth Kyra Sedgwick Logan Lerman Ludacris Michael C. Hall Ramsey Moore Terry Crews

Marvel’s Jessica Jones

After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

Stars: Benjamin Walker Carrie-Anne Moss Eka Darville Krysten Ritter Rachael Taylor

Divergent

In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.

Run time: 140m Tagline: What makes you different makes you dangerous. Release: 2014-03-14

Stars: Ansel Elgort Ashley Judd Jai Courtney Kate Winslet Miles Teller Ray Stevenson Shailene Woodley Theo James Tony Goldwyn Zoë Kravitz