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Crossroads (1986)

★ 7.3 · 471 ratings on TMDB

Where second best never gets a second chance.

Crossroads poster★ 7.3

A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.

DirectorWalter Hill
CastDennis Lipscomb, Harry Carey, Jr., Jami Gertz, Joe Morton, Joe Seneca, Ralph Macchio
GenresDrama, Music, Mystery, Romance
The emergence reading

Crossroads keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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