diff --git a/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js b/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js
index eaf8233..280428b 100644
--- a/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js
+++ b/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js
@@ -232,11 +232,13 @@ async function getXrelData(tmdbId, imdbId, title, originalTitle, movieYear) {
 
   const results = [];
 
-  // Jahresfilter: Release darf nicht älter sein als Filmjahr - 1
+  // Jahresfilter: Release muss innerhalb von 2 Jahren vor/nach Filmjahr liegen
+  // Rembrandt 2003 → Release 2014 = 11 Jahre entfernt → geblockt
+  // MOTU 2026 → Release 2025 = 1 Jahr vorher → ok
   const releaseYearOk = (releaseDate) => {
     if (!movieYear || !releaseDate) return true;
     const y = parseInt(releaseDate.slice(0,4));
-    return y >= movieYear - 1;
+    return Math.abs(y - movieYear) <= 3;
   };
 
   for (const r of sceneData.list||[]) {
@@ -406,8 +408,7 @@ router.get('/movie/:id/xrel', authenticate, async (req, res) => {
       origTitle = detail.original_title || null;
     }
 
-    const movieYear = title ? (infoData?.release_dates?.[0]?.date?.slice(0,4) ? null : null) : null;
-    // Filmjahr aus TMDb release_date
+    // Filmjahr aus Query-Param (vom Frontend mitgeschickt aus detail.release_date)
     let filmYear = null;
     if (req.query.year) filmYear = parseInt(req.query.year);
     const data = await getXrelData(req.params.id, imdbId, title, origTitle, filmYear);