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10 Best Movies Like General Spanky

If you loved General Spanky, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
No Time for Sergeants

No Time for Sergeants

1958★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to General Spanky for fans of Comedy & War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?...

#2
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

1966★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to General Spanky for fans of Comedy & War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces...

#3
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to General Spanky for fans of Comedy & War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare....

#4
Buck Privates

Buck Privates

1941★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to General Spanky for fans of Comedy & War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former...

#5
Carry On Sergeant

Carry On Sergeant

1958★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to General Spanky for fans of Comedy & War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch the...

#6
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to General Spanky for fans of Comedy & War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop ...

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