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The Warriors. "The Warriors" -- "a ballet of stylized male violence." "The Warriors" is a real peculiarity, a movie about street gang warfare, written and directed as an exercise in mannerism.
A turf battle between New York City street gangs that rages from Coney Island to the Bronx. The Warriors are mistakenly fingered for the killing of a gang leader.
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The Warriors, headed by Swan (Michael Beck), framed for killing Cyrus, a gang leader that would've united all of them, have to get home to Coney Island while all the rival gangs are gunning for them in this slightly surreal, slightly futuristic classic.
Feb 9, 2024 · Set in a dystopian version of New York that has eerie similarities to how it really was at the time, The Warriors revolves around the titular gang from Coney Island that attend a summit being...
The Warriors has become a cult film, and some film critics have since re-examined it. As of December 2023, the film garnered an 88% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 51 reviews. The critical consensus reads: "As violent as it is stylish, The Warriors is a thrilling piece of pulp filmmaking."
In 1979 a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down to kill them.
'70s cult action thriller has strong language, violence. Read Common Sense Media's The Warriors review, age rating, and parents guide.
Feb 6, 2019 · Walter Hill’s The Warriors turns the big 4-0 this year, and it’s looking … well, mostly great. It’s a snapshot of gang violence in a decidedly Carter-era key, both flamboyant and aggressive, socially minded yet kept light (or close) by Hill’s high-style design.
Full Review | Original Score: 10/10 | Sep 29, 2023. Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand. It’s a funky, flashy grindhouse epic that makes the most of its low budget graffiti aesthetic, practically ...
The Warriors is a deeply silly movie. Its gangs are ridiculous comic-book figures. Still, director Walter Hill treats its world with total seriousness. Bleak synthesizer drones thrum and throb. The streets glow with slickly inky-black greasiness. Nobody smiles. It’s so awesome.
