15 Movies Like How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms
Loved How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
Major Payne
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 has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
Colonel Kwiatkowski
Military doctor Kwiatkowski, serving in a barracks hospital on the Western Territories, is rewarded with a week’s leave after successfully operating on Colonel Kiziora of the UB. He and his friend steal a truck bound for Warsaw, where among the ruins of his former home he meets his prewar neighbor Krysia, instantly falls in love, and, after a brawl with a Russian officer at a dance in the surviving “Polonia” hotel, pretends to be a high-ranking UB colonel to save face.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
The Dirty Dozen
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
Hot Shots!
The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. His mission is to avenge his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers. He also gets involved in a relationship with Ramada Thompson, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. Hot Shots! makes fun of a variety of other films, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
Kelly's Heroes
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
U-571
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
Sexmission
Two scientists are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and should be brought back to life after three years. In the meantime, however, World War III breaks out and life has been wiped off the surface of Earth. When they wake up, it turns out that not only 50 years have passed but also that they are the only living specimens of the male sex in a new, underground society composed exclusively of women.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
Porno
Michał, a mature man and father, is full of bitterness, regret, and longing for unfulfilled youthful dreams of true love. He reminisces about all his past lovers. With his first, Asia, he went on a seaside camping trip. He was 19 at the time, and she was two years younger. Despite his unambiguous advances, the girl resisted for a long time. Eventually, however, she gave in. For Michał, it was the proverbial pebble that caused an avalanche.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
It Takes a Village
When financial trouble forces Halina to call off her wedding, her friends and family decide to hatch a wild plan to bring in tourist money.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
All My Friends Are Dead
A group of friends at a New Year’s Eve party go through a whirlwind of events that exposes secrets, breaks hearts — and leads to a shocking outcome.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight
Addicted to technology, a group of teens attends a rehabilitation camp in the forest, but a sinister force there intends to take them offline forever.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
Katyn
On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
Legionnaire
Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.
Against the Sun
A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms.