Film

The Warriors

1979 · 1h 34m · Action · Thriller

These are the armies of the night. They are 100,000 strong. They outnumber the cops five to one. They could run New York City. Tonight they're all out to get the Warriors.

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

Metacritic

65

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.

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• Walter HillDirector · Screenplay
• David ShaberScreenplay
• Sol YurickNovel
• Lawrence GordonProducer
• Frank MarshallExecutive Producer
• Andrew LaszloDirector of Photography
• Barry De VorzonOriginal Music Composer
• Billy WeberEditor
• Freeman A. DaviesEditor
• David HoldenEditor

Original TrailerImprint Blu-ray Trailer

Release date

February 1, 1979

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$22,490,039

Genres

Action, Thriller

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