The Warriors

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The Warriors

R

Released Feb 9, 1979

1h 30m

Action

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A turf battle between New York City street gangs that rages from Coney Island to the Bronx. The Warriors are mistakenly fingered for the killing of a gang leader. Soon they have every gang in the city out to get revenge and they must make their way across the city to their own turf.

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Critics Consensus

As violent as it is stylish, The Warriors is a thrilling piece of pulp filmmaking.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

No matter what impression the ads give, this isn't even remotely intended as an action film. It's a set piece. It's a ballet of stylized male violence.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 7, 2021

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

The Warriors admits to failures of conception (occasional) and dialogue (frequent), but there is much of value in Hill's visual elaboration of the material.

Mar 7, 2021

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

There's a night-blooming, psychedelic shine to the whole baroque movie.

Jan 3, 2018

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Bianca Garner

Filmotomy

Hill understood what teenagers liked, and as a result, he made a film that they could identify with.

Oct 3, 2024

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

The cast here is one of the main reasons why the film is such a classic. James Remar here is fantastic and really makes his presence known and his talent shine.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 14, 2023

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Mitchell Beaupre

Paste Magazine

While the race-against-the-clock narrative propulsion is positively gripping, the smaller elements laced throughout The Warriors leave the most lasting impression.

Rated: 10/10

Sep 29, 2023

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Vik D

Great tension, characters, and film that captures a heightened version of New York in the late 70s

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Geoff M

One of my all time favs!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/07/25

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Joel H

The Warriors is weird. But it’s like a good kind of weird… sort of. My mouth was agape as I tried to comprehend what I was watching, and yet I found this movie fascinating. It spends the majority of its time showing the characters traveling. In fact, I think the opening 20 minutes consists of dozens of gangs just riding trains and walking with very little dialogue. And while the acting is hokey and the story is very basic, I thought the costume designs for the various gangs was great. Honestly, I can’t decide if The Warriors is annoying or artistic, so I’m just going to give it an average rating.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/25

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J V

One of the best cult classics. 👍

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Cork B

Warriors isn't a good movie... the production quality, acting and choreography are all sub par. The gangs are almost cartoonish (the baseball gang? the ROLLERSKATING gang?). You kinda want to root for the warriors, but geez they are so dumb. I think the upside of this movie is maybe the shock value and the 'what the heck am I watching?' that keeps you hooked.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/25

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Marc Z

This is a classic movie. It is one of those movies, that despite being low budget, not very believable, and deeply flawed that caught the attention of a cult following. This movie still has impact 44 years later. Walter Hill's look at gang violence on a single night in and around New York City has become an iconic piece of film history. One thing is for sure, it makes people think twice about the notion that today is the most dangerous time to ride the subways in NY. The characters are memorable. The fight choreography is shoddy. There are many actors here that went on to much bigger careers. I prefer The Wanderers and The Lords of Flatbush on this genre but The Warriors has its place.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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Synopsis

A turf battle between New York City street gangs that rages from Coney Island to the Bronx. The Warriors are mistakenly fingered for the killing of a gang leader. Soon they have every gang in the city out to get revenge and they must make their way across the city to their own turf.

Director: Walter Hill
Producer: Lawrence Gordon
Screenwriter: Walter Hill, David Shaber, Sol Yurick
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 9, 1979, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 30m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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