The Warriors

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.

Directed by Walter Hill

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Lawrence Gordon Productions

197994 min7.7 / 10

A kinetic, paranoid survival thriller that follows a wrongly hunted gang through a hostile nocturnal New York, balancing stylized action with genuine peril and camaraderie.

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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Questions people ask

  • Is The Warriors one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 92% of films.

  • Is The Warriors violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is The Warriors scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Warriors easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Warriors sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does The Warriors end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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