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The Warriors

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.

7.7(2,524)19791h 34m10

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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Status
Released
Budget
$4M
Box office
$22.5M
Language
English
  • new york city
  • street gang
  • gangster
  • disc jockey
  • gang war
  • coney island
  • survival
  • pursuit
  • gang member
  • new york subway
  • girl gang
  • framed for murder

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Walter Hill

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR9 Feb 1979
    • PhysicalRdirector's cut, DVD premiere4 Oct 2005
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical189 Feb 1979
    • Physical15director's cut, DVD premiere17 Oct 2005
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+1 Feb 1979
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical18A9 Feb 1979
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1817 Jan 1985
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1424 Dec 1979
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical10 Oct 1979
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical156 Jul 1979
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1627 Aug 1980
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1213 Jul 1979
  • GreeceGR

    • PhysicalDVD10 Jul 2001
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalIIB18 Jun 1979

Frequently asked questions

The Warriors was released on 1 February 1979.

Audience reviews

3
  • G

    Gimly

    1/12/2018

    9/10

    How do you review a movie like _The Warriors_? I've got a real short way for ya: _The Warriors_ is **the best** movie of the 1970s. _Final rating:★★★★½ - Ridiculously strong appeal. I can’t stop thinking about it._

  • J

    John Chard

    11/13/2019

    8/10

    Can you dig it? Well actually yes Mr Hill, I bloody can! During my schooling as a teenager there were a handful of films that it was deemed cool to love, The Wanderers, Scum, Quadrophenia and The Warriors, and it's perhaps a weird thing to say... but I still feel here in my middle age that these are still cool films to be adored and cherished. I have just sat through The Warriors again for about the hundredth …

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/29/2022

    7/10

    In a dysfunctional New York City, the charismatic leader "Cyrus" (Roger Hill) assembles all the gangs and declares that it is time for them to overwhelm the police and to take control of their city. Amidst cheering crowds he is promptly gunned down - and the "Warriors" are held responsible. Led by "Swan" (Michael Beck) they must run a gauntlet of other avenging gangs and try to establish just who pulled the trigger. …

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