The Warriors

About The Warriors

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.

The Warriors (1979) is a thriller film directed by Walter Hill. Its themes are violence, warrior, street gang, and gang war.

Michael Beck takes the lead as Swan, James Remar as Ajax, David Patrick Kelly as Luther, and Dorsey Wright as Cleon. At 94 minutes long, it arrived in February 1979.

The screenplay is by David Shaber and Walter Hill. Produced by Lawrence Gordon Productions. American members can watch it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

American Gangster, Paid in Full, and The Godfather Part II make useful companions to The Warriors, all filed under gangster, intense, and new york city. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 2,505 votes and it carries a R rating.