M*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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, War

What to watch after M*A*S*H

• Brewster McCloud (1970) — Robert Altman directed both
• The Day of the Locust (1975)
• Catch-22 (1970) — Same subject: anti war
• The Americanization of Emily (1964) — Same feel: cynical, smart
• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
• Charlie Wilson's War (2007) — Same feel: irreverent, smart