If you loved Max, try Brothers of the Wind
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Brothers of the Wind has roughly 4.8× fewer votes than Max — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Adventure / Drama / Family territory. If that's the register that drew you to Max, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Brothers of the Wind is
A coming-of-age story, but with birds. After a family tragedy, young Lukas secretly raises a baby eagle. He names him Abel. The inevitable bittersweet moment of release into the wild arrives, just as it does in every film about a boy and his bird.

