If You Liked Max, Watch These Next
Finished Max (2015) and want more of the same? These 18 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Max, most of them are adventure, drama, family.
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18 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog(1995)
6.2ActionAdventureDramaAlso adventure and drama
Teenager Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while travelling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus's father, John, the boy and dog become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat. Angus's parents relentlessly badger rescue teams. Angus, schooled by his father in…
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2.Fluke(1995)
7.0DramaAdventureFamilyAlso drama and adventure
Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and reincarnates as a dog. Remembering some of his previous being, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, his memories return, and Thomas realizes he wasn't such a good husband and father.
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4.The Plague Dogs(1982)
7.8AdventureAnimationDramaAlso adventure and drama
Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They're pursued by search parties and then the military after rumours spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.
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5.Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog(2020)
6.8FamilyDramaWarAlso family and drama
Follow the perilous journey to freedom when a young boy and his dog attempt to escape a concentration camp during World War II. Based on true events.
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6.Cave Rescue(2019)
5.9AdventureDramaAlso adventure and drama
When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time to find them.
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7.I Am David(2003)
6.8DramaAdventureAlso drama and adventure
A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a compass to help get him there.
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8.The Call of the Wild(1972)
6.1AdventureDramaFamilyAlso adventure and drama
John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles from Skagway to Dawson, Alaska in the icy winter. His incredibly dog Buck is by his side and part…
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9.The Edge(1997)
6.9ActionAdventureDramaAlso adventure and drama
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them --…
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10.Alabama Moon(2009)
6.6AdventureDramaFamilyAlso adventure and drama
After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world.
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11.Lost on a Mountain in Maine(2024)
7.0AdventureDramaFamilyAlso adventure and drama
When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine's highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. But Donn doesn't count on a fast-moving fog that obscures the path. He doesn't count on falling down an embankment that hides him from…
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12.Into the Wild(2007)
7.8AdventureDramaAlso adventure and drama
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
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13.Three Wishes(1995)
6.2FantasyFamilyDramaAlso family and drama
While Jane Holman is driving with her two sons, she accidentally runs into a drifter, Jack McCloud, who breaks his leg. Being responsible, Jane invites Jack, and his dog, to stay at her home until his leg has healed. Jack struggles to adapt their lifestyle, and finds himself loved by the family.
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14.Flight of the Phoenix(2004)
6.0ActionAdventureDramaAlso adventure and drama
When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent…
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15.News of the World(2020)
6.9DramaWesternAdventureAlso drama and adventure
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.
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16.Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire(2019)
6.1AnimationActionAdventureAlso adventure and family
Inferno’s powers are stolen by a young and powerful villain and it’s up to the Secret Warriors to defeat their new foe and help their friend. But does Inferno even WANT his powers back? Meanwhile, America Chavez learns a lesson about friendship and family from teammate Ms. Marvel.
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18.Man in the Wilderness(1971)
6.3WesternAdventureDramaAlso adventure and drama
In the early 1800s, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilization and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear attack, they decide he's a goner and leave him behind to die. When he recovers instead, he swears…
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