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10 Best Movies Like Operation Petticoat

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

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#1
Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Operation Petticoat for fans of War & Romance. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval ...

#2
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942★ 7.8

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

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy....

#3
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1983★ 6.7

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

A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on...

#4
Cactus Flower

Cactus Flower

1969★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Operation Petticoat for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife....

#5
Major Payne

Major Payne

1995★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Operation Petticoat 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...

#6
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

1966★ 6.4

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

When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again befo...

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