Movies Like The Warriors

If you liked The Warriors (1979), a action and thriller movie directed by Walter Hill, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Paid in Full (2002)
★ 6.9/10Also action
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing…
2
Shottas (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also action
A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the…
3
New Jack City (1991)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
4
Bound by Honor (1993)
★ 8.2/10Also thriller
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known…
5
Fresh (1994)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller
Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.
6
We Die Young (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller
Lucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life in Washington D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother won't follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran comes into the neighborhood, an…
7
Vigilante (1983)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller
New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes…
8
The Devil's Own (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New…
9
King of New York (1990)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on…
10
The Corruptor (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets…
11
21 Bridges (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also action
An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who…
12
Code of Silence (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action and thriller
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
13
Trespass (1992)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller
Two Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a cache of stolen gold in an abandoned factory in East St. Louis. What they don't know is that the factory is on the turf of a local gang, who come…
14
Cobra (1986)
★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
15
Shaft (1971)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and action
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
16
Last Man Standing (1996)
★ 6.4/10Also action
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As…
17
Menace II Society (1993)
★ 7.5/10Also thriller
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
18
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also action and thriller
Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John…
19
Carlito's Way (1993)
★ 7.8/10Also thriller
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
20
We Own the Night (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.