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Max & Me (2023)
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Genre: Animation, Drama, History, War
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The story unfolds through a present-day encounter of an older man, Gunther, and a rebellious teenager, DJ, as the story of Father Max teaches the young boy about love and sacrifice.
Style:
adult animation, psychological, captivating, realistic, bleak, inspirational, emotional, reflective, period piece, 3d animation
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
priest, faith, world war two, teenager, religion, self sacrifice, concentration camp, holocaust, auschwitz, nazi germany, sacrifice, religious, persecution, biopic, love, life, belief in god, love story, nazi concentration camp, tragedy, spirituality, courage, heroism, catholicism, compassion ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
poland
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Most similar movies to Max & Me
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, adult animation, emotional and captivating films with plots about coming of age, friendship, world war two, hopes, holocaust, family relations and teenager mostly in Animation, Drama and History genres. Some movies like Max & Me: Anne Frank's Diary (1999), Charlotte (2021), Where Is Anne Frank (2021), Giovanni's Island (2014), The Wind Rises (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, Japan, Ireland, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Style:
anime, historical drama, bleak, emotional, reflective ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, hiding, diary, fear, wartime, biopic, oppression, persecution, nazi germany, hopes, survival ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
amsterdam, netherlands
Similarity:
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577
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada, France, Belgium, USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love applauds her talent, which ...
Style:
adult animation, captivating, disturbing, psychological, 2d animation
Plot:
world war two, female protagonist, female artist, painter, artist, historical figure, painting, artists' life, life, life is a bitch, social problems, art ...
Time:
year 1941, 1940s, 1930s, year 1943, year 1940 ...
Place:
berlin germany, south of france, france, cote d'azur
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, History
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Netherlands, Israel, UK, Australia, Switzerland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The film follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne Frank dedicated her diary. A fiery teenager, Kitty wakes up in the near future in Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam and embarks on a journey to find Anne, who she believes ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, inspirational, poignant, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
diary, imaginary friend, holocaust, memories, time travel, teenager, magic, lifestyle, imaginary character, teenage life, time jump, legacy ...
Place:
amsterdam, europe, palestine
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Genre: Animation, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast... and on the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world, friendship among children from two ...
Style:
anime, realistic, touching, emotional, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, young heroes, social differences, forceful separation, life turned upside down, society, deportation, village, white supremacy, dancing, post war, disaster ...
Time:
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Place:
asia, japan, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
Style:
anime, touching, sentimental, emotional, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens
Plot:
tuberculosis, world war two, dream, earthquake, inventions and discoveries, flying, hopes, aviation, biopic, love and romance, engineer, wartime ...
Time:
1930s, 2010s, year 2013, 1920s, 1940s ...
Place:
japan, germany, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she ...
Style:
adult animation, political, black and white, visually stunning, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, revolution, feminist, female protagonist, politics, iraq iran war, self discovery, biopic, childhood, repression, adolescence, culture clash ...
Time:
80s, year 2007, 70s, 20th century, year 1978 ...
Place:
iran, middle east, tehran iran, france, vienna ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Newlywed Suzu Urano moves to her new life in Kure City on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture, where she perseveres through World War II with pluck and determination.
Style:
anime, adult animation, thought provoking, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
wedding, world war two, bombing, female protagonist, military, anniversary, evacuation, danger, society, couples, teenager, bomber ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 2010s, 20th century, year 1943 ...
Place:
hiroshima japan, japan, east asia, asia
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no ...
Style:
touching, depressing, anime, sad, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
world war two, hunger, orphan, war, homelessness, survival, siblings relations, children, desperation, death of child, boy, anti war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1988, year 1945, post world war two
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
More than fourteen centuries ago, Mecca was filled with gambling, drunkenness, slavery, the mistreatment of women, and greed. The holy Ka'bah was littered with idol gods. Pilgrims came by the thousands to worship them. Quarysh, Mecca's ...
Style:
serious, sincere, islamic, captivating, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
prophet, arabic history, islam, desert, miraculous event, self discovery, human spirit, introspection, obsessive quest, righting the wronged, fighting the system, society ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, 7th century
Place:
middle east, arabia
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A story about a difficult childhood of two twin brothers Boris and Gleb during the first years after WWII.
Style:
emotional, historical drama, bleak, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
twin brother, brotherhood, post war, traumatic childhood, survival, trauma, poverty, family drama, hardship, family bonds, loss, struggle ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Animation, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
San and Mayu are two schoolgirls living in Okinawa during the closing months of the Pacific War. Together with their classmates, the two friends are drafted into the war effort as nurses for wounded soldiers. When ordered to die for their country, ...
Style:
grim, bleak, period piece, anime, adult animation ...
Plot:
escape, survival, friendship, pacific war, loss of innocence, trauma, resilience, isolation, moral ambiguity, japanese culture, evacuation, survival horror ...
Place:
okinawa japan
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Plot unknown. Described as a film set in Houston during the summer of 1969.
Style:
adult animation, anime, semi autobiographical, 2d animation
Audience:
date night
Plot:
astronaut, coming of age, galaxy, moon landing, space, space program, planet, moon, spaceship, pain, nasa, childhood ...
Time:
future, year 1969, 60s
Place:
texas
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Animation, History
Country: China
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
A few years after the Anshi Rebellion, Tang dynasty military commander Gao Shi suffers a defeat in a battle threatening Chang'an. Trapped in the besieged city, he recalls his lifelong friendship with the acclaimed poet Li Bai.
Style:
dramatic, epic, emotional, reflective, atmospheric ...
Plot:
tang dynasty, friendship, siege, poetry, memory, loyalty, brotherhood, character study, nostalgia, biopic, fate, heroism ...
Time:
8th century
Place:
ancient china
Similarity:
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1K
Genre: Animation, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Cambodia
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Cambodia, once the ancient kingdom of Funan, April 17th, 1975. The entire country falls under the tyranny of Angkar, the communist party of the Khmer Rouge. The cities are abandoned, the population is thrown to the roads and forced to walk towards ...
Style:
adult animation, anime, disturbing, exciting, touching ...
Plot:
family relations, communism, struggle for survival, khmer rouge, separation from family, little boy, husband wife relationship, leech, cambodian civil war, teenager, labor camp, starvation ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, year 1977, year 1975, year 1978 ...
Place:
cambodia
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Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
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Story:
A diverse, dedicated, rough-and-tumble squad of soldiers spearheads the Allied invasion of Italy during World War II.
Style:
adult animation, intense, realistic, factual, rough ...
Plot:
u.s. military, soldier, world war two, military, battles, camaraderie, world war, military life, destiny, heroic mission, culture clash, courage ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people. Based on the acclaimed manga by Nakazawa Keiji, the author of Barefoot Gen, who was 6 years old ...
Style:
anime, adult animation, political, heartbreaking, rough ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
world war two, nuclear holocaust, anti war, bombing, disaster, atomic bomb, radioactivity, radiation sickness, nuclear, burned alive, atrocity, demolished city ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia, hiroshima japan
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Country: UK, Luxembourg
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.
Style:
adult animation, captivating, light, sentimental, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
art student, husband wife relationship, family home, servant, world war two, art, international relations, married couple, depression, family relations, worried mother, sad ending ...
Time:
1940s, 2010s, year 1939, 1930s, 1950s ...
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Animation, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. ...
Style:
anime, historical drama, period piece, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
feudal japan, power struggle, rise and fall, society, social issues, brutality, violent man, social problems, loss, civil war, honor, loyalty ...
Time:
12th century, 13th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, History
Country: Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Princess of Rome, Mellika, granddaughter of Great Caesar. The story talks about her move from Byzantium in the 9th century, to avoid her marriage with Krytos, and brings her to Baghdad to become the mother of Imam Mahdi, the Savior.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, anime, period drama
Plot:
religious, faith, princess, dream, female protagonist, destiny, prophecy, devotional, spiritual awakening, faith based, miraculous event, justice ...
Time:
9th century
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Saudi Arabia, Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
As a ruthless invader threatens to enslave their people and destroy the Kaaba, a sacred sanctuary, the people of Mecca take up arms. Only able to muster a small force against the massive army, defeat seems all but inevitable. Aus, a seemingly simple ...
Style:
anime, historical drama, tense, emotional, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
desert, resistance, epic battle, faith, invasion, community, courage, heroism, sacrifice, loyalty, warrior, secret past ...
Place:
arabia, saudi arabia
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Country: Poland, Serbia, Lithuania
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Peasant girl Jagna is forced to marry the much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and disdain with the villagers and she must fight to preserve her independence.
Style:
adult animation, captivating, entertaining, atmospheric, historical drama ...
Plot:
woman, patriarchy, marriage of convenience, marriage, village, relationships, rich man, rural setting, rich and poor, husband wife relationship, villager, rich ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
poland
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
Twenty-six-year-old Hiroto Suwa; his wife, Naho; and their old high school classmates—Takako Chino, Azusa Murasaka, and Saku Hagita—visit Mt. Koubou to view the cherry blossoms together. While watching the setting sun, they reminisce about ...
Style:
anime, emotional, heartfelt, poignant, romantic drama ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
love triangle, school, high school life, bittersweet, friendship, loss, mourning, grief, relationships, teenager, teenage life, lifestyle ...
Time:
2010s, future
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, exciting, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
magic, world war two, death, loss of mother, ghost, poverty, spirituality, courage, education, coming of age, grief, teenage life ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1947, year 1944
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg, USA, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Style:
sincere, rough, heartbreaking, sad, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
disguise, poverty, prison, religious intolerance, gender disguise, father, tyranny, friendship, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, culture, taliban ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 2000s
Place:
afghanistan, asia
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The incredible, untold true story of how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, tense, intense, emotional ...
Plot:
holocaust, concentration camp, world war two, nazi germany, memories, prison escape, war crime, survival, resistance, biopic, sacrifice, forced labor ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spreading God's word. An amazing miracle brings to light the true meaning of Christ, and the ...
Style:
biblical, uplifting, epic, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
jesus christ, christianity, bible, destiny, resurrection, betrayal, ambition, supernatural ability, supernatural, leadership, tragic hero, reincarnation ...
Time:
1st century, biblical epic
Place:
jerusalem, middle east, asia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II
Style:
adult animation, depressing, apocalyptic, disturbing, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
nuclear war, nuclear holocaust, cold war, nuclear threat, tragedy, countryside, nuclear explosion, apocalypse, nuclear disaster, epidemic, chaos, nuclear bomb ...
Time:
20th century, year 1986, distant future, 80s
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation, History
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Ajit Singh, Jujhar Singh, Zorawar Singh, and Fateh Singh, the four sons of Sikh Guru Gobind Singh Ji, sacrifice their lives in an important battle against the Mughals.
Style:
uplifting, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, adult animation ...
Plot:
punjabi, idealism, young heroes, good versus evil, rivalry, youth, hopes, family relations, parents and children, heroes, battles, ancient ...
Time:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
30%
325
Genre: Animation
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The small plane Tinny dreams of becoming a hero, but in a friendly team of inveterate planes he does not get recognition. One day, despite the captain Ben's ban, he sets off to save people from fire, but his life gets in danger, and the captain ...
Style:
scenic, sweet, exciting, stylized, light ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
rescue, heroism, airplane, friendship, aviation, teamwork, chases and races, sacrifice, redemption, mentor, competition, fighter jet ...
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What ...
Style:
manga, emotional, melancholic, shoujo, shounen ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
drawing, friendship, female protagonist, coming of age, slice of life, high school life, personal growth, self discovery, youth, rivalry, bittersweet, collaboration ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
30%
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