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10 Best Movies Like The Cross and the Switchblade

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

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#1
Unconditional

Unconditional

2012★ 6.6

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

Samantha Crawford is living a storybook life: she’s happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories she’s told and illustrated since childh...

#2
Prince of the City

Prince of the City

1981★ 7.0

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

New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in a...

#3
The Outsiders

The Outsiders

1983★ 7.2

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

In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny...

#4
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#5
The Confession

The Confession

2011★ 6.7

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

A unique story of redemption and an exploration of good and evil featuring a hit man and a priest....

#6
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cross and the Switchblade for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country....

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