The Warriors
Taste attributes: actionthrillermusic/dancemafia/gangstercrimefastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittybig & variedall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary
"These are the armies of the night."
Boxlist takeMorally murky and fast-moving: a heavy thriller, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like pace over patience.
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
