20 movies like You're in the Navy Now, ordered by similarity : Bell-Bottom George(1943), The Wackiest Ship in the Army(1961), The Square Peg(1958), A Touch of Larceny(1960), On the Double(1961), The Human Comedy(1943), Here Comes the Navy(1934), The Unsinkable Molly Brown(1964), Footsteps in the Dark(1941), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), A Foreign Affair(1948), Jour de Fete(1948) ...
Comedy
1951
93 Minutes
Gary Cooper Jane Greer Millard Mitchell Eddie Albert John McIntire Ray Collins Harry von Zell Jack Webb Richard Erdman Harvey Lembeck Henry Slate
lieutenant commander naval officer wife rear admiral boxer amusing lighthearted engaging patriotic submarine naval base virginia navy seafaring misfits world war ii technology group dynamics underdog
A new Navy officer (Gary Cooper) leads recruits on an untested steam-powered patrol boat dubbed the USS Teakettle.
Comedy, War
UK
1943
97 Minutes
George Formby Anne Firth Reginald Purdell Peter Murray Hill Charles Farrell Eliot Makeham
waiter sailor german spy nazi wren admiral witty engaging lighthearted madcap amusing hilarious england mistaken identity career aspirations world war ii musical performance navy humor adventure
Nazi spies are out to destroy a new submarine killer, the "Firefly", being developed by the British navy. A hapless waiter named George, after being rejected for military service three ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1961
99 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Ricky Nelson John Lund Chips Rafferty Tom Tully Joby Baker Warren Berlinger Patricia Driscoll Mike Kellin Richard Anderson Alvy Moore
ensign lieutenant spy sailor amusing lighthearted madcap south pacific ship military mission world war ii spies underdog quest 1940s
A businessman moves to Hong Kong to pursue a career as an artist and falls in love with a prostitute he hires as a model.
Comedy
UK
1958
89 Minutes
Norman Wisdom Honor Blackman Edward Chapman Campbell Singer Hattie Jacques Brian Worth Terence Alexander John Warwick Arnold Bell André Maranne Victor Beaumont
road worker colonel sergeant private british soldier resistance leader amusing witty madcap engaging lighthearted hilarious england military draft world war ii humor retribution hijinks escape rescue
A British road repairman gets into a feud with the Army, gets drafted and is mistakenly parachuted into Nazi occupied France where his physical resemblance to the local German commandant triggers a hilarious chain reaction.
Comedy
UK|USA
1960
93 Minutes
James Mason Vera Miles George Sanders Oliver Johnston William Kendall Duncan Lamont
naval officer gentleman fiancée criminal admiral amusing cheery engaging hedonistic lighthearted playful witty london love high society navy treason hoax fraud adventure
British Commander Max Easton fakes his defection to the Soviets in order to sue the slandering newspapers for the money he needs to woo a fancy American woman.
Comedy
USA
1961
92 Minutes
Danny Kaye Dana Wynter Wilfrid Hyde-White Margaret Rutherford Diana Dors Allan Cuthbertson Jesse White Gregory Walcott Terence de Marney Rex Evans Edgar Barrier
private lady wife valet colonel captain general corporal sergeant adolf hitler amusing confident engaging frenetic gripping gutsy hilarious intricate madcap patriotic
At the time of the Invasion of Normandy, an American soldier is asked to impersonate a British General in order to confuse the Nazi spies and assassins in London.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1943
118 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Frank Morgan James Craig Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marsha Hunt Fay Bainter Darryl Hickman Donna Reed Van Johnson
young boy young girl boss man woman brother heartwarming emotional amusing small town house high school track office europe world war ii home front young love family communication
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
86 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Gloria Stuart Frank McHugh Dorothy Tree Robert Barrat Willard Robertson Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Maude Eburne Martha Merrill Lorena Layson
blue-collar worker sailor naval officer sister love interest marine amusing thrilling patriotic witty battleship san diego dance hall brother/sister relationship grudge new job unlikely romance redemption navy rivalry
A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
128 Minutes
Debbie Reynolds Harve Presnell Ed Begley Jack Kruschen Hermione Baddeley Vassili Lambrinos Fred Essler Harvey Lembeck Lauren Gilbert Kathryn Card Hayden Rorke
orphan prince wife miner husband brash touching amusing witty quirky lighthearted colorado denver hms titanic marrying for money shipwreck rags to riches gold high society husband/wife relationship
A poor, uneducated mountain girl leaves her cabin in search of respect, a wealthy husband, and a better life in this fictionalized biopic of Margaret "Molly" Brown, who survived the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
96 Minutes
Errol Flynn Brenda Marshall Ralph Bellamy Alan Hale Lee Patrick Allen Jenkins Lucile Watson William Frawley Roscoe Karns Grant Mitchell Maris Wrixon
adviser wife inspector dancer dentist chauffeur suspenseful amusing lighthearted office yacht theater storage closet apartment investigation murder marriage impersonation writers mystery
A respected investment advisor has a double life as a mystery writer and becomes involved in the real murder of a shady client.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
116 Minutes
Jean Arthur Marlene Dietrich John Lund Millard Mitchell Peter von Zerneck Stanley Prager
congresswoman military officer singer witty engaging berlin nightclub military base office nazism world war ii political corruption love triangle love quest transformation 1940s
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.
Comedy
France
1948
80 Minutes
Jacques Tati Guy Decomble Santa Relli Paul Frankeur Marine Vallée Robert Balpo Delcassan Jacques Beauvais Valy
mail carrier townsperson friend carnival worker wife charming amusing france small town carnival postal service carnivals film technology quest transformation 1940s
Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town 'Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre.' All inhabitants are scoffing at François, the postman, what he seems not to recognize. The rising of the... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK
1945
76 Minutes
John Mills Stewart Granger Alastair Sim Joy Shelton Alison Leggatt Beatrice Varley
soldier draft dodger wife doctor ex-girlfriend air raid warden spirited cheeky engaging intense heartwarming london train station air-raid shelter office street household world war ii marriage deception
A drama set during World War II. A tale of adultery and desertion.
Comedy
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Constance Bennett Roland Young Billie Burke Alan Mowbray Verree Teasdale Franklin Pangborn
ghost husband wife baron dog banker quirky amusing lighthearted french riviera hotel new york city supernatural ghosts divorce reconciliation journey husband/wife relationship quest love
To gain entry to Heaven, a ghost attempts to reunite a divorcing couple as a good deed.
Comedy
USA
1945
102 Minutes
editor writer owner military wife amusing patriotic new york city florida arkansas military base newsroom newspapers writing military life marriage career vs. love world war ii adventure sacrifice transformation
A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.
Comedy
France|Italy
1967
93 Minutes
Jacques Tati Barbara Dennek Jacqueline Lecomte Valérie Camille France Rumilly France Delahalle
man tourist salesman woman friend amusing intricate paris restaurant street office airport car modernity technology human connection gadgets city life tourism discovery
Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it's still under construction.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1961
79 Minutes
dog husband wife cruella de vil henchman police officer amusing endearing lighthearted family home london castle park animal cruelty family kidnapping dogs rescue pursuit 1960s
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella de Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Comedy
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Joel McCrea Rudy Vallee Mary Astor Sig Arno Robert Warwick Arthur Stuart Hull Torben Meyer Jimmy Conlin Victor Potel William Demarest
husband wife architect millionaire sister amusing madcap lighthearted palm beach, fla. yacht new york city train mansion deception romance love triangle wealth marriage love pursuit
An inventor needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire.
Comedy, Drama
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
Comedy
USA
1943
104 Minutes
Jean Arthur Joel McCrea Charles Coburn Richard Gaines Herman Brix Frank Sully Clyde Fillmore Stanley Clements Don Douglas
retiree soldier woman politician witty endearing lighthearted cheery patriotic washington, d.c. apartment roommates romance world war ii matchmaking pursuit love rivalry 1940s
During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.