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10 Best Movies Like The Commanding Officer

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

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#2
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#3
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

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

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#4
Better Start Running

Better Start Running

2018★ 5.9

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

An eclectic band of misfits becomes an unlikely family as they take a wild journey in the name of love while on the run from an overzealous FBI duo who want them dead or alive - pr...

#5
Disappearing Acts

Disappearing Acts

2000★ 6.1

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

A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love....

#6
Return to Peyton Place

Return to Peyton Place

1961★ 6.6

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

Residents of the small town of Peyton Place aren't pleased when they realize they're the characters in local writer Allison MacKenzie's controversial first novel. A sequel to the h...

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