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10 Best Movies Like The Call-up

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

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#1
Stripes

Stripes

1981★ 6.6

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

#2
Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997★ 7.0

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

Hitman Martin Blank becomes a moving target after he rebuffs a fellow assassin's invitation to form a union. On the advice of his quirky assistant and neurotic psychiatrist, Martin...

#3
Carry On Sergeant

Carry On Sergeant

1958★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Call-up 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...

#4
Major Payne

Major Payne

1995★ 6.5

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

Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he...

#5
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

2025★ 6.4

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

The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hoping it will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll....

#6
The Best Man Holiday

The Best Man Holiday

2013★ 6.5

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

When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited....

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