Movies Like Crossroads (1942)

Crossroads is a 1942 drama, mystery film from Jack Conway with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Quién te cantará and Neither Seen Nor Recognized.

Drama Mystery

Quién te cantará

2018

Lila, a famous retired singer, loses her memory after suffering an accident, just as she planned her return to the stage.

7.1

MagicScore

Neither Seen Nor Recognized

1958

In a small French village, everything would be quiet if the local wildlife cop was not being ridiculed by a smart poacher.

6.9

MagicScore

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.

6.8

MagicScore

The Violent Years

1956

A newspaper publisher's daughter suffers from neglect by her parents. She and her friends turn to crime by dressing up like men, holding up gas stations, raping young men at gunpoint, and having makeout parties when her parents are away. Their "fence" gets them to trash the school on request of sinister un-American clients, and they run afoul of the law, apple pie, and God himself.

4.3

MagicScore

Wrecked

2010

A man awakens in a car wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. He can't remember who he is or how he got there, but a report over the radio fills in some of the blanks, as it describes a violent bank robbery and names a perpetrator who happens to be sitting dead in the back seat.

5.3

MagicScore

3000 Miles to Graceland

2001

It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. With $3.2 million at stake, the Marshals Service closing in, Michael must track down Murphy.

5.9

MagicScore

The Year My Voice Broke

1987

Set in 1962, a young prepubescent boy in rural Australia watches painfully as his best friend and first love blossoms into womanhood and falls for a thuggish rugby player, changing the lives of everyone involved.

7.0

MagicScore

Annie

1982

An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.

6.5

MagicScore

Edge of the Garden

2011

Newly single Brian Connor moves to Maine and buys a long abandoned house in the country. After moving in, he begins to communicate with a woman who lived in the house 50 years ago and who died under mysterious circumstances.

6.2

MagicScore

#10

Nosferatu

1922

The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.

7.7

MagicScore

#11

The Constant Gardener

2005

Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

The Diplomat

2009

A British diplomat is arrested on charges of working with Russian mafia. After death threats to his wife, they are taken into protective custody. Then the MI6 shows up with a new piece of the puzzle.

5.1

MagicScore

#13

The Last King of Scotland

2006

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Escape from Mogadishu

2021

Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.

7.1

MagicScore

#15

Foreign Correspondent

1940

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

The Notorious Landlady

1962

An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Ransomed

2023

In Beirut 1986, during the Lebanese civil war a Korean diplomat is taken hostage without a trace. Two years pass and long forgotten, a young diplomat Min-jun receives a phone call proving that the hostage is still alive. With the given mission, Min-jun is sent to Beirut to save the hostage with a bag of ransom money.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

A Prominent Patient

2017

In 1939, Czech diplomat Jan Masaryk flees to the United States to escape his recent past: Germany has invaded Czechoslovakia and he is now a man with no nation; because, as the Czechoslovak ambassador in London, he failed to win the support of the British and could not avert the fall of his country and the outbreak of the World War II.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

The Point Men

2023

A group of Korean tourists is taken hostage by an extremist Taliban group in Afghanistan. The Korean government dispatches Jae-ho, known as one of Korea's most skilled diplomats, in order to handle the situation. Once he arrives, he asks for the Afghan government's cooperation and uses every means possible to free the hostages. However, his efforts go in vain. Due to his failure, he's forced to work with Dae-sik, a special agent who is an expert on the Middle East. As they begin making their move to get to the Taliban, the first hostage death occurs. With nowhere else to turn, the two become unlikely allies in a race against time to save the rest of the hostages.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

The Honorary Consul

1983

Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep Revolution from occurring. He is also a remorseful alcoholic. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife.

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Crossroads?

The top films similar to Crossroads by MovieMagicScore are Quién te cantará (7.1), Neither Seen Nor Recognized (6.9), Odds Against Tomorrow (6.8). Each shares drama/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Crossroads worth watching?

Crossroads holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 37 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Crossroads?

Crossroads (1942) is a drama, mystery film directed by Jack Conway, starring William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor.

Where can I find more recommendations like Crossroads?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Crossroads

This ranked list pairs Crossroads (1942), a drama and mystery film from Jack Conway, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of William Powell take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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