Movies like Hail the Conquering Hero

20 movies like Hail the Conquering Hero, ordered by similarity : Microbe and Gasoline(2015), Janie(1944), Lady Bird(2017), In the Meantime, Darling(1944), Murmur of the Heart(1971), Summer Night(2019), Matinee(1993), Beautiful Thing(1996), The Confirmation(2016), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again(2018), Chokeslam(2016), Andy Hardy Meets Debutante(1940) ...

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Hail the Conquering Hero

Preston Sturges' satire about a sickly soldier discharged from duty and mistaken for a war hero when he returns home.

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Microbe and Gasoline

Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.

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Janie

Janie is a scatter-brained and high spirited teenage girl living in the small town of Hortonville. World War II causes the establishment of an army camp just outside town. Janie and her ... See full summary »

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Lady Bird

In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.

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In the Meantime, Darling

A young bride who comes from a rich family has a hard time adjusting to life in a boarding house with other soldiers and their wives. Her spoiled ways cause resentment from the other wives ... See full summary »

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Murmur of the Heart

As France is nearing the end of the first Indochina War, an open-minded teenage boy finds himself torn between a rebellious urge to discover love, and the ever-present, almost dominating affection of his beloved mother.

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Summer Night

A coming-of-age story about the complexities of young romantic relationships.

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Matinee

A small-time film promoter releases a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Beautiful Thing

Jamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home, being beaten by his father and brother. This issues bring them together and they find that what they feel for each other is more than friendship.

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The Confirmation

A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.

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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie prepares for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother's past.

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Chokeslam

A mild-mannered deli clerk finally gets a second chance to pursue his high school sweetheart, a notorious female professional wrestler, when she returns for their ten-year reunion.

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Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. However, he finds the high-society life too expensive and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.

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Life Begins for Andy Hardy

Hoping his son will attend his alma mater, Judge Hardy agrees to let Andy look for work in New York for the summer before committing to start college. In the big city, Andy is confronted with the harsh realities of life and love.

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Andy Hardy's Double Life

Andy Hardy is about to graduate from high school and thinks he's pretty big stuff, so he hires a secretary, Kathryn Land. Kathryn and Polly Benedict, Andy's girlfriend, help him pass his ... See full summary »

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Steel Magnolias

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.

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The Weaker Sex

Life on the home front during World War 2. Martha Dacre tries to keep her home running as normal, during the run up to the D Day landings. With several lodgers to contend with, and her son ... See full summary »

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Sunday Dinner for a Soldier

A poor family in Florida saves all the money they can in order to plan something special for the soldier they've invited to Sunday dinner. They don't realize that their request to invite ... See full summary »

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Waterloo Road

A drama set during World War II. A tale of adultery and desertion.

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Laggies

In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes, then, taking an opportunity to escape for a week, hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika, who lives with her world-weary single dad.

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Reveille With Beverly

Beverly Ross moderates an 5:30 am radio show with swing music, dedicated to the local servicemen. Two buddies of her brother have a chance to meet her and both fall in love. One of them is ... See full summary »

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