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Crossroads

Crossroads

Drama · Music · Romance · 1986

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

Movie details

Crossroads

“Where second best never gets a second chance.”

1986 Drama · Music · Romance 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Crossroads?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Walter Hill

Written by

John Fusco

Ralph Macchio

Ralph Macchio

Eugene Martone

Joe Seneca

Joe Seneca

Willie Brown

Jami Gertz

Jami Gertz

Frances

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Scratch's Assistant

Robert Judd

Robert Judd

Scratch

Steve Vai

Steve Vai

Jack Butler

Tim Russ

Tim Russ

Robert Johnson

Court is in session

Put Crossroads on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.