Movies like Down Periscope
Down Periscope (1996) is a comedy movie directed by David S. Ward. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Mayday (2026)
★ 7.9 · 956 votes · Action, Comedy
When a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form an alliance with an eccentric ex-KGB agent.
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2. Hot Shots! (1991)
★ 6.6 · 2,572 votes · Action, Comedy, War
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.
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3. Major Payne (1995)
★ 6.5 · 947 votes · Adventure, Comedy, Family
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.
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4. Pirates (1986)
★ 6.3 · 328 votes · Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.
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5. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
★ 7.3 · 4,724 votes · Comedy, Crime
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
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6. Oscar (1991)
★ 6.4 · 602 votes · Comedy
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.
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7. Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
★ 6.4 · 1,184 votes · Comedy, Crime
Two young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.
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8. Airplane! (1980)
★ 7.3 · 5,303 votes · Comedy
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
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9. The Other Guys (2010)
★ 6.3 · 4,740 votes · Comedy, Action, Crime
Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.
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