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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 65/100. Scores higher than 93% of the 573 1970s action movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic65/100
2,462 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter HillDirector
- David ShaberScreenplay
- Walter HillScreenplay
- Barry De VorzonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael BeckSwan
- James RemarAjax
- David Patrick KellyLuther
- Dorsey WrightCleon
- David HarrisCochise
- Deborah Van ValkenburghMercy
- Brian TylerSnow
- Tom McKitterickCowboy
- Marcelino SánchezRembrandt
- Roger HillCyrus
- Steve JamesBaseball Fury
- Terry MichosVermin
Stills
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Themes
The Best Movies of 1979
The Warriors is #23 of 60
