20 movies like What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, ordered by similarity : The Secret of Santa Vittoria(1969), Up Front(1951), Hail the Conquering Hero(1944), The Human Comedy(1943), Catch-22(1970), The Strong Man(1926), The Goose Steps Out(1942), What Price Glory?(1952), Africa Screams(1949), The Kid From Brooklyn(1946), Whisky Galore!(1949), At War With the Army(1950) ...
Comedy
1966
119 Minutes
James Coburn Dick Shawn Sergio Fantoni Aldo Ray Harry Morgan Carroll O'Connor Leon Askin Giovanna Ralli
lieutenant captain soldier italian pretty woman nazi amusing playful sicily small town world war ii culture clash celebration battle deception wretched excess quest 1940s
An Italian captain (Sergio Fantoni) will surrender a town to GIs (James Coburn, Dick Shawn), after the annual wine festival.
7.4/10
Comedy
USA
1969
140 Minutes
Anthony Quinn Anna Magnani Virna Lisi Hardy Kruger Sergio Franchi Renato Rascel Giancarlo Giannini Valentina Cortesa Edward Ciannelli Leopoldo Trieste
mayor townsperson captain nazi drunk endearing inspiring amusing italy small town vineyard wine nazi occupation deception courage resistance quest underdog 1940s
During WWII in Italy, a wine producing village hide a million bottles from the Germans
7.3/10
Comedy
USA
1951
92 Minutes
David Wayne Tom Ewell Marina Berti Jeffrey Lynn Richard Egan
soldier captain woman father police officer moonshiner amusing lighthearted madcap heartwarming naples, italy city battlefield military base world war ii romance friendship military life military occupation adventure
Based on the famed W.W.II cartoons: Lowbrow G.I.s Willie and Joe, on the Italian front, are good soldiers in combat, but meet the antics of gung-ho Captain Johnson and other military snafus... See full summary »
Comedy
1944
101 Minutes
Eddie Bracken Ella Raines Raymond Walburn William Demarest Bill Edwards Elizabeth Patterson Jimmy Conlin Franklin Pangborn Jack Norton Paul Porcasi Alan Bridge
good guy soldier mother girlfriend mayor playful charming military base small town bar world war ii love triangle deception temptation growing up transformation 1940s
Preston Sturges' satire about a sickly soldier discharged from duty and mistaken for a war hero when he returns home.
7.0/10
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.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
121 Minutes
Alan Arkin Martin Balsam Richard Benjamin Art Garfunkel Jack Gilford Bob Newhart Anthony Perkins Paula Prentiss Martin Sheen Jon Voight Orson Welles
captain pilot soldier lieutenant doctor witty amusing profound island mediterranean sea war zone horrors of war bombing aviation disillusionment insanity world war ii escape discovery 1940s
A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.
6.7/10
Comedy
USA
1926
75 Minutes
Harry Langdon Priscilla Bonner Gertrude Astor William V. Mong Robert McKim Arthur Thalasso Brooks Benedict Douglas Haig
young man vaudevillian gold digger strong man pen pal soldier playful charming lighthearted battlefield europe american embassy theater small town music hall vaudeville romance friendship immigration impersonation
A meek Belgian soldier, fighting in World War I, receives a letter and a photo from "Mary Brown", an American girl he has never met. After the war, he travels to America searching for her.
6.6/10
Comedy
UK
1942
79 Minutes
Will Hay Frank Pettingell Julien Mitchell Raymond Lovell Charles Hawtrey Barry Morse Peter Croft Anne Firth Aubrey Mallalieu Peter Ustinov
british man teacher spy nazi adolf hitler hitler youth suspenseful thrilling disturbing disheartening intense profound united kingdom nazi germany school spying nazis world war ii secret weapon adventure
A bumbling teacher turns out to be the double of a German general. He is flown into Germany to impersonate the general and cause chaos and hilarity in a Hitler Youth college.
Comedy, Drama
1952
111 Minutes
James Cagney Dan Dailey Corinne Calvet William Demarest Craig Hill Robert Wagner Marisa Pavan Casey Adams James Gleason Wally Vernon Henri Letondal
captain sergeant marine barmaid playful spirited france village battlefield world war i competition love triangle battle friendship quest rivalry 1910s
Capt. Flagg (James Cagney) rivals Sgt. Quirt (Dan Dailey) for an innkeeper's daughter (Corinne Calvet) in World War I France.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1949
79 Minutes
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Hillary Brooke Max Baer Shemp Howard Joe Besser
hunter friend explorer pretty woman man madcap playful thrilling africa jungle new york city mine deception expedition treasure hunting friendship wild animals assumed identity adventure quest
Two booksellers search for diamonds in Africa, along the way meeting a visually-impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals.
6.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
114 Minutes
Danny Kaye Vera-Ellen Virginia Mayo Walter Abel Eve Arden Steve Cochran Lionel Stander Fay Bainter Clarence Kolb Victor Cutler Charles Cane
milkman sister pretty woman boxer coach manager lighthearted playful amusing club alley apartment boxing ring gym warehouse publicity deception boxing brother/sister relationship drugs
After a timid milkman knocks unconscious a boxing champion who was accosting his sister, he decides to take up boxing himself in order to impress a beautiful nightclub singer.
7.2/10
Comedy, War
UK
1949
82 Minutes
Basil Radford Joan Greenwood Gordon Jackson Catherine Lacey Bruce Seton Wylie Watson Gabrielle Blunt Jean Cadell Morland Graham John Gregson James Woodburn
shopkeeper daughter sailor military officer villager captain airy amusing cheeky scotland island ship small town countryside world war ii military rebellion liquor pursuit discovery
Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship.
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Polly Bergen Mike Kellin Jimmie Dundee Dick Stabile Tommy Farrell Frank Hyers Dan Dayton William Mendrek Kenneth Forbes
sergeant private soldier corporal captain amusing frenetic playful outlandish california military base military life new recruits family friendship performance battle adventure transformation 1940s
Alvin Corwin is low man on the totem pole, and goes from one mishap to another at an army training camp in World War II.
7.5/10
Comedy
France|Italy
1966
102 Minutes
Alan Bates Geneviève Bujold Pierre Brasseur Jean-Claude Brialy Françoise Christophe Julien Guiomar Micheline Presle Michel Serrault Adolfo Celi Daniel Boulanger Palau
soldier mental patient lunatic amusing cheeky spirited france small town mental institution madness war mental illness dangerous assignment bomb quest discovery 1910s
During World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.
Comedy
1975
120 Minutes
Thierno Leye Seune Samb Younouss Seye
businessman wife witch doctor cheeky madcap playful amusing senegal capitol government building corruption curse revolution political intrigue impotence deception quest wretched excess 1960s
A Senegalese businessman (Thierno Leye) needs a cure for impotence after grandly acquiring a third wife.
4.9/10
Comedy
USA
1989
88 Minutes
Gary Kroeger Marc Singer Jennifer Runyon Gretchen German Michael Mears Andy Greenhalgh Bobby Di Cicco Travis McKenna Andy Bumatai
nazi general soldier native american teacher sergeant amusing madcap outlandish north africa restaurant headquarters desert dangerous mission world war ii misfits war effort journey military underdog
In the midst of WWII, a group of half-witted soldiers led by a slightly smarter sergeant, battle the Germans and especially Von Kraut in the desert.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1944
99 Minutes
Eddie Bracken Betty Hutton William Demarest Diana Lynn Brian Donlevy Akim Tamiroff Porter Hall Almira Sessions Jimmy Conlin
pregnant woman daughter father soldier suitor amusing madcap hilarious america small town household pregnancy marriage romance love father/daughter relationship world war ii pursuit love adventure
After an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Charles Laughton Robert Young Margaret O'Brien William Gargan Reginald Owen Rags Ragland Una O'Connor Donald Stuart Elisabeth Risdon Frank Faylen
ghost soldier young girl father amusing winsome lighthearted playful england castle bravery cowardice family honor curse haunted houses quest rescue 1940s
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1956
123 Minutes
Marlon Brando Glenn Ford Machiko Ky? Eddie Albert Paul Ford Harry Morgan
military officer interpreter native villager geisha amusing lighthearted playful madcap winsome japan army base island culture clash world war ii discovery 1940s
In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.
7.1/10
Comedy
USA
1966
126 Minutes
Carl Reiner Eva Marie Saint Alan Arkin Brian Keith Jonathan Winters Theodore Bikel Paul Ford Tessie O'Shea John Phillip Law Andrea Dromm Ben Blue
lieutenant police chief writer commander soviet soldier quirky madcap amusing witty new england beach house beach submarine island small town culture clash cold war communism hostages politics
Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.
5.7/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1967
109 Minutes
Michael Crawford John Lennon Roy Kinnear Jack MacGowran Michael Hordern Lee Montague Alexander Knox Jack Hedley
british soldier nazi private general dark witty offbeat africa battlefield germany world war ii armed conflict ghosts horrors of war fall quest 1940s
An inept British World War II commander leads his troops through a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
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