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10 Best Movies Like Operation Petticoat

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

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#1
Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Operation Petticoat for fans of War & Romance. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval ...

#2
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

1955★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Operation Petticoat for fans of Comedy & 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....

#3
Flying Tigers

Flying Tigers

1942★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Operation Petticoat for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send hi...

#4
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Operation Petticoat for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat....

#5
Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific

1951★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Operation Petticoat for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

During WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is firing off torpedoes that either explode too early or never explode at all. It's a di...

#6
K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Operation Petticoat for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster....

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