Movies Like Totally Under Control (2021)

Totally Under Control is a 2021 documentary film from Alex Gibney with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with 76 Days and The First Wave.

Documentary

76 Days

2020

Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.

7.2

MagicScore

The First Wave

2021

When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The resulting film focuses on the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines during the “first wave” from March to June 2020. Their distinct storylines each serve as a microcosm to understand how the city persevered through the worst pandemic in a century

6.6

MagicScore

My Last Best Friend

2023

New York City. March - April 2020. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, two men, both named Walter Stoyanov, watch their lives getting turned upside down, as one of them falls ill and the other one is being investigated by FBI Special Agent John McCallany.

9.7

MagicScore

Bo Burnham: Inside

2021

Stuck in COVID-19 lockdown, US comedian and musician Bo Burnham attempts to stay sane and happy by writing, shooting and performing a one-man comedy special.

8.0

MagicScore

An Unfinished Film

2024

A film crew gathers in a hotel near Wuhan to resume production of a film that was interrupted ten years earlier, but an unexpected event once again disrupts the preparations.

7.6

MagicScore

South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID

2021

If Stan, Kyle and Cartman could just work together, they could go back in time to make sure Covid never happened. But traveling back to the past seems to be the easy answer until they meet Victor Chaos.

7.4

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South Park: Post COVID

2021

What happened to the children who lived through the Pandemic? Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny survived but will never be the same Post Covid.

7.2

MagicScore

Songbird

2020

During a pandemic lockdown, Nico, a young man with rare immunity, must overcome martial law, murderous vigilantes and a powerful family to reunite with his love, Sara.

6.2

MagicScore

Sick

2022

While quarantining at her family's lake house during the pandemic, Parker and her best friend are threatened by an unexpected visitor.

6.2

MagicScore

#10

Stuck Together

2021

Seven families live in the Parisian apartment building at 8, Rue de l’Humanite - and they didn’t escape to the countryside at the arrival of the coronavirus. Three months of life under lockdown will reveal the best and worst of these neighbours.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Together

2021

A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the Covid-19 lockdown.

5.7

MagicScore

#12

Safer at Home

2021

Two years into the pandemic, a group of friends throw an online party with a night of games, drinking and drugs. After taking an ecstasy pill, things go terribly wrong and the safety of their home becomes more terrifying than the raging chaos outside.

5.3

MagicScore

#13

¡Ni te me acerques!

2020

A novelist ends up stuck in the hotel that he works at during the pandemic.

5.3

MagicScore

#14

Locked Down

2021

During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jewellery heist at one of the world's most exclusive department stores, Harrods.

5.2

MagicScore

#15

Alone Together

2022

Strangers June and Charlie wind up double-booked in the same upstate New York Airbnb during the start of COVID-19. Exasperating the situation, the lockdown forces them both to stay and confront the unexpected feelings that develop between them.

5.1

MagicScore

#16

The Year Earth Changed

2021

Never-before-seen footage shows how our living in lockdown opened the door for nature to bounce back and thrive. Across the seas, skies, and lands, Earth found its rhythm when we came to a stop.

7.9

MagicScore

#17

In the Same Breath

2021

This documentary recounts the experiences of people on the ground in the earliest days of the novel coronavirus and the way two countries dealt with its initial spread, from the first days of the outbreak in Wuhan to its rampage across the United States.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

One World: Together at Home

2020

A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

The Last Cruise

2021

Using intimate footage recorded by passengers and crew, The Last Cruise is a first-person account of the nightmare that transpired aboard the ill-fated Diamond Princess cruise ship, which set sail from Japan on the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

End Day

2005

Made in the form of a faux documentary, these are four possibilities - set within the circumstances of a single day replayed over four separate times - that civilization could be brought to an abrupt end...

4.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Totally Under Control?

The top films similar to Totally Under Control by MovieMagicScore are 76 Days (7.2), The First Wave (6.6), My Last Best Friend (9.7). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Totally Under Control worth watching?

Totally Under Control holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Totally Under Control?

Totally Under Control (2021) is a documentary film directed by Alex Gibney, starring Alex Gibney, Scott Becker, Taison Bell.

Where can I find more recommendations like Totally Under Control?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more documentary recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Totally Under Control

This ranked list pairs Totally Under Control (2021), a documentary film from Alex Gibney, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Alex Gibney take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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