Movies like Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
The best movies like Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) are The Great Dictator (1940), Catch-22 (1970) and M*A*S*H (1970). If Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb hooked you with its comedy and war, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Great Dictator (1940)8.3/10 from 3,875 votes
- NewestDigger (2026)Released 2026
The Great Dictator (1940)
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisCatch-22 (1970)
A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both war & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisM*A*S*H (1970)
One of the world's most acclaimed comedies, M*A*S*H focuses on three Korean War Army surgeons brilliantly brought to life by Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt and Elliott Gould. Though highly skilled and deeply dedicated, they adopt a hilarious, lunatic lifestyle as an antidote to the tragedies of their Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, and in the process infuriate Army bureaucrats. Robert Duvall, Gary Burghoff and Sally Kellerman co-star as a sanctimonious Major, an other-worldly Corporal, and a self-righteous yet lusty nurse.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief and a vacationing television writer, while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn the Loop (2009)
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDigger (2026)
The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like this1941 (1979)
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Death of Stalin (2017)
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWag the Dog (1997)
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWar Machine (2017)
A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
SnoozefestMovies like thisGood News (2025)
When hijackers seize a Japanese flight and demand to fly to Pyongyang, a mysterious mastermind hatches a zany scheme to reroute the plane to Seoul.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Dictator (2012)
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeven Days in May (1964)
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJojo Rabbit (2019)
Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, he begins to question his beliefs and confront the conflict between propaganda and his own humanity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSacrifice (2026)
At a glitzy Greek island charity gala, a down-on-his-luck movie star lands the heroic role of a lifetime when a volcanic doomsday cult takes him hostage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Bed Sitting Room (1969)
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed sitting room.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe War Game (1966)
A hypothetical Chinese invasion of South Vietnam triggers a new world war between East and West. In Rochester, Kent, the anticipation of a nuclear attack leads to mass evacuations. When a stray missile explodes, the ensuing firestorm blinds all those who see it. It's not long before the fabric of society is ripped apart from radiation poisoning, a lack of infrastructure and rioting for food and other necessities.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both war
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTo Be or Not to Be (1942)
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFail Safe (1964)
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Pentagon Wars (1998)
From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThree Kings (1999)
A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change everything.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDad's Army (2016)
A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
SnoozefestMovies like thisBuffalo Soldiers (2002)
A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDonald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie (2016)
Donald Trump has it all. Money, power, respect, and an Eastern European bride. But all his success didn't come for nothing. First, he inherited millions of dollars from his rich father, then he grabbed New York City by the balls. Now you can learn the art of negotiation, real estate, and high-quality brass.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Dinner (2025)
Spain, April 15, 1939. With the Civil War concluded, and with the intention of celebrating his victory, General Franco attends a dinner with his generals at the Palace Hotel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHot Shots! (1991)
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 matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
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 matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Devil's Disciple (1959)
In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both war & comedy
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What are the best movies like Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
The closest matches to Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb are The Great Dictator (1940), Catch-22 (1970) and M*A*S*H (1970). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
People who watched Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb most often go on to The Great Dictator (1940), Catch-22 (1970) and M*A*S*H (1970).
What is the highest-rated movie like Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
The Great Dictator (1940), rated 8.3/10 by 3,875 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
Digger (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
Yes: The Great Dictator (1940), Catch-22 (1970) and M*A*S*H (1970).
How are movies similar to Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.