Kuroneko (1968), Ashes and Diamonds (1958), Soldier's Girl (2003), First Blood (1982), Skyfall (2012), Tunes of Glory (1960), Hostiles (2017), A Guy Named Joe (1943) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Commanding Officer movies.
Storyline: Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician, Dr. Lena Kendricks. Dr. Kendricks, an American citizen by marriage, is tending to the victims of the ongoing civil war at a Catholic mission in a remote village. When Waters arrives, however, Dr. Kendricks refuses to leave unless he promises to help deliver the villagers to political asylum at the nearby border. If they are left behind, they will be at the mercy of the enormous rebel army. Waters is under strict orders from his commanding officer ...
Plot Keywords: naval officer, doctor, refugee, commanding officer, dictator, soldier, gripping ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In the midst of World War II, the battle below the seas rages. The Nazis have the upper edge as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. That is, until a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, and the Allies realize this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'. But masquerading as Nazis and taking over the U-boat is the smallest of their problems. The action really begins when they get stranded on the U-boat.
Plot Keywords: naval officer, commanding officer, gunner, engineer, major, nazi, intense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A tale of the love between ambulance driver Lt. Henry and Nurse Catherine Barkley during World War I. The action takes place in Italy and the two fall in love during the war and will stop at nothing to be together. The film also analyses Lt. Henry's feelings on war and the purpose of fighting.—Josh Pasnak <chainsaw@intouch.bc.ca>
Plot Keywords: ambulance driver, nurse, commanding officer, soldier, emotional, gripping, italy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Lt. Hazard, fresh out of West Point, arrives in Arizona Territory at hot, dusty, Fort Delivery. Appalled by the lax discipline of its troops, he restricts their privileges and subjects them to arduous drills. At the same time, he finds himself falling in love with Kitty, the wife of his commanding officer. This romance is complicated when his fiancee from Back East decides to pay a visit. Troubles with the local Indians, however, soon force Hazard to concentrate on his military duties which sometimes conflict with his sympathy for the Indians' cause.—dinky-4 of Minneapolis
Plot Keywords: lieutenant, native american chief, wife, bureaucrat, commanding officer, native american, gutsy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Brian McLean is a ruthless bush-pilot in Canada. He offers some other pilots an opportunity of earning a lot of money, but he marries the girl-friend of one of them. After listening to Churchill's famous "Blood, Sweat and tears" radio address he and some other pilots decide to join the RCAF - and his superior is always the pilot who's girlfriend he has married. Due to this and the fact, that McLean doesn't like to obey he gets troubles.—Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
Plot Keywords: bush pilot, fiancée, doctor, daughter, storekeeper, commanding officer, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane and parachute to safety when he arrives at the base but is unable to land due to heavy fog. On his first official outing, his poor shooting skills results in the Hellcats losing an air combat competition. His fellow pilots accept him anyway but they think he's crossed the line when they erroneously conclude that while their CO Bill Gary is away, Drake has a purported affair with his wife Lorna. Drake is now an outcast and is prepared to resign from the Navy but his extreme heroism in saving Bill Gary's life turns things around.—garykmcd
Plot Keywords: ensign, lieutenant, commanding officer, wife, pilot, brother, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the serial killings of local prostitutes. Their prime suspect is high ranking U.S. Army officer which brings their lives in danger.—Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
Plot Keywords: detective, partner, nun, commanding officer, prostitute, suspect, suspenseful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Maj. Baldwin (James Stewart) is an American officer stationed in China during World War II charged with stopping the advance of the Japanese army and protecting civilians. One of his tasks is destroying infrastructure to stop the progress of enemy troops. Baldwin is put in command of a unit and is taken aback by how primitive China is. He meets widow Sue-Mei Hung (Lisa Lu) who attempts to explain local customs, but she is ultimately put off by his brutal methods.
Plot Keywords: major, colonel, widow, commanding officer, villager, brutal, disturbing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A young American soldier in Afghanistan is disturbed by his commanding officer's behavior and is faced with a moral dilemma.
Plot Keywords: soldiers, sargeant, civilian, soldier, enemy, commanding officer, brutal ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky - even as they battle discrimination on the ground. It's a tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.
Plot Keywords: cadet, fighter pilot, commanding officer, african-american, fiery, heartwarming, patriotic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Dr. Allen Seward (Robert Francis) is assigned to a western cavalry post where his predecessors had been drunks and slackers. The post doesn't take kindly to him either, especially after he disregards regulations and tends to sick Indians on the malaria-infested reservation. The Indians break away from the reservation to move to a healthier higher ground, and when they join with the Comanches to besiege the fort, Seward is branded as a "woodhawk", the bird that turns against its own. Donna Reed is present as the niece of the post commander; Phil Carey is a cavalry captain that believes the only good Indian is a dead Indian, and May Wynn (who shared a screen debut with Francis in "The Caine Mutiny) is the white girl raised by the Indians and married to the chief's son. Francis would make only two more films before being killed in a 1955 plane crash.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: commanding officer, doctor, native american, medicine man, army officer, captain, gripping ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After his bombardier is killed, Jake "Cool Hand" Grafton (Brad Johnson)', a carrier-based Intruder pilot, questions the purpose of Navy bombing missions. He finds an ally for his cynicism in Virgil Cole, a bombardier on his third tour of duty, and together they ponder the notion of one unsanctioned mission "downtown", to "Sam City" in North Vietnam.—Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>
Plot Keywords: navy pilot, commanding officer, love interest, lieutenant, gritty, gripping, brash ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The French Foreign Legion battles rebellious Arabs in North Africa.
Plot Keywords: sheik, legionnaire, commanding officer, princess, enemy, passionate, melodramatic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Elmer, rich society loafer, falls for Mary, but she'll have nothing to do with him until (mistakenly thinking that he's hiring a new chauffeur) he accidentally volunteers for the army. Luckily, Mary's signed up to entertain the troops. Unluckily, Elmer's sergeant likes Mary, too. And worst of all, they're all about to ship out for France.—Kathy Li
Plot Keywords: sergeant, commanding officer, soldier, performer, love interest, wealthy man, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In this hilarious romp starring Tom Ewell, Sheree North and Rita Moreno, a middle-aged ex-serviceman who plans to re-enlist (Ewell) is shocked to learn that not only did he fail his medical exam, his wife (North) has enlisted - and is really making the grade in the Air Force. Unhappy to be a "house husband," he flies to Hawaii to be near her - and also to hatch a scheme to get her discharged.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: writer, wife, beautiful woman, agent, commanding officer, playful, madcap ...
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