The Warriors

1979 · 1h34 · Film

Directed by Walter Hill

Starring Michael Beck, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Dorsey Wright, David Harris, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Brian Tyler, Tom McKitterick, Marcelino Sánchez, Roger Hill

Ideal when you feel… Calm Stressed Romantic

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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

David Shaber, Sol Yurick, Walter Hill

Music

Barry De Vorzon

Cinematography

Andrew Laszlo

Cast

Dorsey Wright, David Harris, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Brian Tyler, Tom McKitterick, Marcelino Sánchez, Roger Hill, Steve James, Terry Michos

Updated July 22, 2026

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