Movies like Max (2002)
The best movies like Max (2002) are Adam Resurrected (2008), Surviving Picasso (1996) and Last Call (2002). If Max hooked you with its war and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Devil's Double (2011)6.7/10 from 637 votes
- NewestAn Ordinary Man (2017)Released 2017
Adam Resurrected (2008)
After again attempting to commit murder, a Jewish man with a mysterious past and extraordinary intelligence, charisma, and body control returns to an insane asylum, where he makes a startling discovery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSurviving Picasso (1996)
The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisLast Call (2002)
Renowned writer F. Scott Fitzgerald is living the last months of his life with his youthful secretary, confidant, and protégé who later wrote a memoir of their time together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Rasputin (1996)
Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJolene (2010)
A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove Ranch (2010)
Story of a couple that starts the first legal brothel in Nevada and a boxer they own a piece of.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeath in Love (2008)
Death in Love is a psychosexual-thriller about a love affair between a Jewish woman and a doctor overseeing human experimentation at a Nazi German concentration camp, and the impact this has on her sons' lives in the 1990s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & war
Turn the River (2008)
A pool shark takes the ultimate gamble when she kidnaps her own son and flees her ex-husband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo joins the Special Operations Executive and crosses the German enemy lines as a secret agent to aid a French Resistance group.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & war
The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
A man sends a young architect to build an extravagant garden to bankrupt the husband of the woman he once loved.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The Humbling (2014)
Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace with her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisBook of Love (2004)
Living among fusty academics, an unusual young man gets between a high school history teacher and his wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Cherish (2002)
After a martini-induced rampage, a fantasy-prone young woman is placed under house arrest.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Road to Wellville (1994)
An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisTouch (1997)
At the discovery of his ability to work miracles, Juvenal becomes a media sensation, but now he's prone to those who want to exploit him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Golden Bowl (2000)
Wealthy American widower Adam Verver and his daughter Maggie live a refined life in Europe, surrounded by art. Maggie marries impoverished Italian Prince Amerigo, while Adam marries Maggie's friend Charlotte Stant. The Prince and Charlotte are having an affair, which Maggie discovers and navigates through a silent, psychological battle of wills, ultimately using her cunning to preserve her marriage and protect her father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMost (2003)
A poetic and powerful story of a father forced to choose between love and duty.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAn Ordinary Man (2017)
A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world - his maid.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGuinevere (1999)
A young girl from an affluent family rebels and becomes involved with a much older photographer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMercy (2009)
A young novelist tries to write about love, but realizes he will first need some real-life experience before taking on the subject.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Mark Twain and Me (1991)
During the final years of his life, the famous writer Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens is befriended by a young girl named Dorothy Quick.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Against the Current (2009)
Struggling with a tragic past, a man with an urgent calling enlists two friends to help him swim the length of the Hudson River.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Closet Land (1991)
A young writer is interrogated by a sadistic secret policeman. She is accused of embedding political messages in her children's stories. The entire movie takes place in one room, with only the two actors. The movie is set in an unidentified, modern police state.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJaded (1998)
When an innocent young girl finds herself befriended by two sexy, uninhibited girls at a small-town bar, she discovers that they have more planned than just a party-and she's central to the action.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Jacknife (1989)
A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Grey Zone (2001)
The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of assisting in the extermination of fellow Jews in exchange for a few more months of life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWalking with the Enemy (2014)
Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent Horthy gives up control of his country to the Nazis, who quickly move Hungarians to ghettos and death camps, with no hope in sight. But the despair changes when a young man named Elek emerges. Separated from his family during the relocations and aided by the woman he loves , Elek defies the enemy by becoming one of them. In a race against time, disguised as a Nazi Officer he embarks on a mission to save his family and thousands of his countrymen.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBehold a Pale Horse (1964)
Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the Spanish police officer Vinolas, prepared a trap at the hospital as a chance to finally catch Artiguez.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Devil's Double (2011)
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & war
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Max?
The closest matches to Max are Adam Resurrected (2008), Surviving Picasso (1996) and Last Call (2002). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Max?
People who watched Max most often go on to Adam Resurrected (2008), Surviving Picasso (1996) and Last Call (2002).
What is the highest-rated movie like Max?
The Devil's Double (2011), rated 6.7/10 by 637 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Max?
An Ordinary Man (2017) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Max?
Yes: Adam Resurrected (2008), Surviving Picasso (1996) and Last Call (2002).
How are movies similar to Max chosen?
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