Crossroads

1986 film directed by Walter Hill
Movie film Q979733
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Crossroads

Summary

Crossroads is a film[1]. Crossroads ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,676 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crossroads's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Crossroads was directed by Walter Hill[4].
  • Walter Hill wrote the screenplay for Crossroads[5].
  • Crossroads's composer is recorded as Ry Cooder[6].
  • Crossroads's genre is buddy film[7].
  • Crossroads's genre is musical film[8].
  • Crossroads's genre is coming-of-age film[9].
  • Crossroads's genre is drama film[10].
  • Crossroads's genre is mystery film[11].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Ralph Macchio[12].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Joe Seneca[13].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Jami Gertz[14].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Joe Morton[15].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Steve Vai[16].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Tim Russ[17].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was John Hancock[18].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Akosua Busia[19].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Harry Carey[20].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Dennis Lipscomb[21].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Jean Badin[22].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Robert Judd[23].
  • A cast member of Crossroads was Allan Arbus[24].
  • Crossroads was produced by Tim Zinnemann[25].
  • Crossroads was performed by Ry Cooder[26].
  • Crossroads's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Crossroads was Ry Cooder[26]. Crossroads was produced by Tim Zinnemann[25]. Crossroads was directed by Walter Hill[4]. Walter Hill wrote the screenplay for Crossroads[5]. Cast members include Ralph Macchio[12], Joe Seneca[13], Jami Gertz[14], Joe Morton[15], Steve Vai[16], and Tim Russ[17].

Publication

Publication dates include March 14, 1986[28] and October 22, 1987[29]. The original language of Crossroads was English[30]. Genres include buddy film[7], musical film[8], coming-of-age film[9], drama film[10], and mystery film[11]. Crossroads was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 5.9/10[32] and 76%[33].

Why It Matters

Crossroads ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,676 views/month).[2] Crossroads has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Crossroads is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 90888
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 90888, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 10650
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7222]]: 10650, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258705034|クロスロード(1986) (#258705034)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #mix"
  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 3058
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 3058, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1986-03-14T00:00:00Z, +1987-10-22T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Walter Hill
    Duration → {'amount': '+96'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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