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10 Best Movies Like We Want the Colonels

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

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#1
PlayTime

PlayTime

1967★ 7.7

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

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His rounda...

#2
Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

1972★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Want the Colonels for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-on-one com...

#3
The Legend of the Holy Drinker

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

1988★ 6.5

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

Andreas Kartak, a homeless man living under the bridges of Paris, is lent 200 francs by a stranger as long as he promises to repay it to a local church when he can afford to. Karta...

#4
A Hero of Our Times

A Hero of Our Times

1955★ 6.8

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

Alberto Menichetti lives with an aunt and an old housekeeper, Clotilde; he has a job in a firm and his boss is Mrs. De Ritis, a widow whose husband was killed during a wild boar hu...

#5
I picari

I picari

1987★ 5.5

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

The adventures of a couple of scoundrels in the Spain of the 16th century....

#6
The First King

The First King

2019★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Want the Colonels for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Romulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. However, the fat...