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10 Best Movies Like The Commandant

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

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#1
The Handyman

The Handyman

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Commandant for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

We are all equal before the law, but some are just more equal than others. Antonio is a trainee lawyer who dreams of joining his mentor’s prestigious firm. But Salvatore “Toti” Be...

#2
Welcome Mr. President!

Welcome Mr. President!

2013★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Commandant for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name, Giuseppe Garibaldi (one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"), but everybody call him with the nickname Peppino. ...

#3
Puff, Puff, Pass

Puff, Puff, Pass

2006★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Commandant for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Danny Masterson (TV's 'That '70s Show') leads a hilarious ensemble cast in a tale about two hapless stoners who get involved in a scheme to rip off a shady character named Mr. Big ...

#4
Totòtruffa '62

Totòtruffa '62

1961★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Commandant for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Antonio, a former variety actor, keeps his daughter in an excellent boarding school by organizing small scams with his friend and colleague Felice. Commissioner Malvasia good-natur...

#5
The Marquis of Grillo

The Marquis of Grillo

1981★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Commandant for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people — his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French...

#6
While There's War There's Hope

While There's War There's Hope

1974★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Commandant for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Alberto Sordi directs and interprets a corrosive comedy, another "story of an Italian" that makes you smile and reflect. An arms dealer is exposed and would like to return to an ho...

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