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10 Best Movies Like McHale's Navy

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

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#1
Down Periscope

Down Periscope

1996★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to McHale's Navy for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Maverick Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge will never be a textbook officer, but he's a brilliant seaman who's always wanted to command a nuclear submarine — he's been given one ...

#2
Major Payne

Major Payne

1995★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to McHale's Navy for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he...

#3
Thunderball

Thunderball

1965★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to McHale's Navy for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret ...

#4
The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

1990★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to McHale's Navy for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius i...

#5
Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow

2014★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to McHale's Navy for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alph...

#6
Dr. No

Dr. No

1962★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to McHale's Navy for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounter...

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