Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Commander

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

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#1
Operation Ogre

Operation Ogre

1979★ 6.9

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

Spain, 1973. Dictator Francisco Franco has ruled the country since 1939 with an iron fist; but he is now a very old and sick man. The future of the weakened regime is in danger. Ad...

#2
We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way

1967★ 6.6

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

A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it....

#3
Family Matters

Family Matters

2024★ 6.1

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

Marco, Guido, Leo, Luisa, Gaelle and Mattia have different mothers, they are not all biological children of the same father but they have a single true father figure of reference: ...

#4
Happiness

Happiness

2023★ 6.7

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

This is the story of a broken family, of egotistic and manipulative parents, a two-headed monster that devours every hope of freedom on the part of the children. Desirè is the onl...

#5
The Baker

The Baker

2023★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Commander for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never k...

#6
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Commander for fans of War & History & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding...