
10 Best Movies Like Captain Newman, M.D.
If you loved Captain Newman, M.D., we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Waiting for Anya
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captain Newman, M.D. for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

Mister Roberts
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captain Newman, M.D. for fans of Comedy & Drama & War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton....

The One That Got Away
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captain Newman, M.D. for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War....

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captain Newman, M.D. for fans of Comedy & War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces...

The Last Rifleman
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captain Newman, M.D. for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding...

Battleground
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captain Newman, M.D. for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatri...