It balances "gross-out" gags with genuine tactical cleverness. 💡 Quick Specs for Your Search: Release Year: 1996 Genre: Comedy / Military Key Format: MKV / MP4 (Dual Audio) Audio Tracks: English 2.0 / Portuguese 2.0 If you'd like, I can help you: Find similar movies about naval misfits. Look up where to stream it in your specific region.

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Directed by David S. Ward, the film stars as Lieutenant Commander Thomas "Tom" Dodge, an unorthodox officer given a "last chance" command. He is assigned the USS Stingray , a rusted World War II-era diesel submarine, and a crew of total misfits to compete in a high-stakes naval war game against the modern nuclear fleet. Genre: Military Comedy / Slapstick.

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The film is a masterclass in slapstick, witty one-liners, and underdog storytelling.

Film critic Roger Ester gave it 2.5 stars, but fans give it a solid on IMDb. It holds a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Why? Because it doesn't try to be smart. It just wants to make you laugh at a guy using a jackhammer next to a sleeping admiral.