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10 Best Movies Like Rookies

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

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#1
Carry On Sergeant

Carry On Sergeant

1958★ 6.4

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

Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch the...

#2
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous

Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous

2008★ 6.3

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

When fluffy, bubble gum movie star Megan Valentine suddenly finds herself broke and humiliated in the public eye, she wanders from the wreckage of a car accident and witlessly enli...

#3
Stripes

Stripes

1981★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rookies for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey. After his bare...

#4
Dear John

Dear John

2010★ 6.8

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

While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eve...

#5
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

1966★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rookies for fans of Comedy. 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...

#6
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955★ 6.8

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

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces....

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