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10 Best Movies Like Cross Words

If you loved Cross Words, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
June and John

June and John

2025★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cross Words for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

John leads an ordinary life with a monotonous routine. One day John runs into a woman on the subway who is as beautiful as she is mysterious named June. His encounter with her fina...

#2
On the Edge

On the Edge

2001★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cross Words for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life....

#3
Stuber

Stuber

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cross Words for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After crashing his car, a cop who's recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him catch a heroin dealer. The mismatched pair soon find themselves in for a wild da...

#4
Bus Stop

Bus Stop

1956★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cross Words for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Mo...

#5
Weekend

Weekend

2011★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cross Words for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand bec...

#6
Tag

Tag

2018★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cross Words for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade. This year, the game co...

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