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Crossroads
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About 2002 film directed by Tamra Davis
Genres drama, comedy drama, teen, female buddy, coming-of-age, romantic comedy
Directed by Tamra Davis
Written by Shonda Rhimes
Starring Britney Spears, Zoe Saldaña, Dan Aykroyd, Kim Cattrall, Jamie Lynn Spears, Justin Long, Taryn Manning, Anson Mount
Music Trevor Jones
Runtime 89 min
Country United States
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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