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10 Best Movies Like Fun in the Barracks

If you loved Fun in the Barracks, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

1976★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fun in the Barracks for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Fran...

#2
The Hustler

The Hustler

1961★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fun in the Barracks for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stak...

#3
The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1928★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fun in the Barracks for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary....

#4
Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fun in the Barracks for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The continuing adventures of the barbers at Calvin's Barbershop. Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door, is now trying to cut in on his business. Calvin is again struggling t...

#5
Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

1990★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fun in the Barracks for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, N...

#6
Love and Death

Love and Death

1975★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fun in the Barracks for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon....