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10 Best Movies Like Privates on Parade

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

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#1
North Sea Texas

North Sea Texas

2011★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Privates on Parade for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teen boy living in a small town on the Belgian coast finds his ordinary life take an unexpected turn when a handsome traveler blows through town....

#2
Quadrophenia

Quadrophenia

1979★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Privates on Parade for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored sui...

#3
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Privates on Parade for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two cops partner to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distr...

#4
True Blue

True Blue

1996★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Privates on Parade for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of the year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race changed from a gentleman's race to one where winning was everything....

#5
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Privates on Parade for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#6
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Privates on Parade for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....