20 movies like A Man Called Sarge, ordered by similarity : Up Front(1951), The Wackiest Ship in the Army(1961), The Square Peg(1958), Black and White in Color(1976), Love and Death(1975), Flirtation Walk(1934), A Foreign Affair(1948), The Ghost of St. Michael's(1941), The Hidden Fortress(1958), The Goose Steps Out(1942), Jumping Jacks(1952), Shaolin Soccer(2001) ...
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.
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, 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, Drama, War
Côte d'Ivoire|France|West Germany|Switzerland
1976
90 Minutes
Jean Carmet Catherine Rouvel Jacques Dufilho Jacques Spiesser Maurice Barrier Peter Berling Claude Legros Dora Doll
sergeant schoolteacher priest african idealist trader amusing crafty playful west africa colony trading post world war i colonialism nationalism politics military service race relations discovery rivalry
During World War I, French colonists lost in African desert decide to attack their German neighbors.
Comedy
USA
1975
85 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Georges Adet Frank Adu Edmund Ardisson Féodor Atkine Albert Augier Yves Barsacq Lloyd Battista Jack Berard George Birt
peasant cousin military officer soldier merchant witty amusing russia village countryside battlefield family home love war meaning of life assassination love underdog 19th century
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
97 Minutes
Dick Powell Ruby Keeler Pat O'Brien Ross Alexander John Arledge John Eldredge Henry O'Neill Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Frederick Burton John Darrow Glen Boles
cadet general daughter lieutenant sergeant amusing passionate hawaii army base west point, n.y. stage love triangle reunion military musical revue engagement ambition love quest rivalry
A Musical-romance with Dick Powell as a private stationed in Hawaii who gets involved with Ruby Keeler, the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but ... See full summary »
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, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1941
82 Minutes
Will Hay Claude Hulbert Charles Hawtrey Raymond Huntley Felix Aylmer Elliott Mason John Laurie Hay Petrie Roddy Hughes Manning Whiley Derek Blomfield
science teacher headmaster schoolboy undercover agent sergeant ghost creepy amusing witty madcap thrilling engaging scotland school ancient curse school nazis murder survival suspicion
A hapless teacher named Will Lamb is hired by a grim school in Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost, whose spectral bagpipes signal the death of one of the ... See full summary »
Comedy
1958
139 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Misa Uehara Minoru Chiaki Kamatari Fujiwara Susumu Fujita Takashi Shimura
general peasant princess wife young girl amusing rousing thrilling battlefield japan forest fort dangerous assignment expedition gold war adventure quest middle ages
Two medieval misfits help a beaten Japanese warlord (Toshirô Mifune) and his princess (Misa Uehara) escape with the royal gold.
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
USA
1952
96 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Mona Freeman Don DeFore Robert Strauss Ray Teal Marcy McGuire Danny Arnold Richard Erdman Edwin Max Alex Gerry
entertainer partner paratrooper soldier general sergeant madcap cheery playful stage military base barracks backstage new york city entertainment impersonation military life musical revue romance contest
Nightclub comic Hap Smith assumes the identity of another soldier so he can tour army bases in a revue with his ex-partner Chuck Allen.
Comedy, Action
Hong Kong|China
2001
111 Minutes
Stephen Chow Wei Zhao Patrick Tse Cecilia Cheung Karen Joy Morris Vincent Kok Li Hui Kai Man Tin Zhang Mingming Man-Tat Ng
athlete brother rival soccer player coach hilarious heartwarming china soccer field soccer championship rivalry underdog misfits teamwork transformation underdog rivalry 2000s
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
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.
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.
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.
Comedy
USA
1939
65 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Jean Parker James Finlayson Reginald Gardiner Charles Middleton Jean Del Val Richard Cramer Michael Visaroff
stan soldier commander dream girl innkeeper ollie amusing madcap paris morocco airplane military base jail inn french foreign legion desertion love triangle execution reincarnation love
Ollie has fallen in love with the innkeeper's daughter in Paris. The only problem - she's very much in love with her husband. To forget her he joins the Foreign Legion with Stan. Bad idea.
Comedy
USA
1964
115 Minutes
Cary Grant Leslie Caron Trevor Howard Jack Goode Nicole Felsette Verina Greenlaw Pip Sparke Jennifer Berrington Laurelle Felsette Sharyl Locke Simon Scott
fisherman drunk teacher student soldier lighthearted amusing charming island south sea papua new guinea boat romance war rescue love adventure metamorphosis 1940s
During World War II, a man persuaded to live on an isolated island and spot aircraft finds himself responsible for a teacher and several students, all female.
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.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|France|Japan
2016
91 Minutes
dog owner rival cat rabbit new yorker charming cheeky hilarious new york city apartment building alley dog pound truck headquarters pets rivalry abandonment teamwork hijinx
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Comedy
USA
1928
71 Minutes
Buster Keaton Ernest Torrence Marion Byron Tom Lewis Tom McGuire James T. Mack Joe Keaton
college graduate steamboat captain girlfriend rival first mate haberdasher amusing madcap heartwarming mississippi river boat town haberdashery reunion father/son relationship rivalry boats rivalry transformation love
The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.