遍布纽约全城的数百帮派在这个夜里集体出动,为了响应纽约地下王者塞勒斯的号召,每支帮派派出九名不携带武器的成员参加塞勒斯的帮派大会。塞勒斯慷慨陈词,要求所有帮派遵守停战协议,将矛头一致对准警察,然而在演讲当中,塞勒斯中枪身亡,来自科尼岛的“战士帮”成员目击凶手,反被对方诬陷,混乱的人流里,战士帮匆匆逃出场地。帮派大会随即发出信息,要求各处的帮派截击返回科尼岛的战士帮。这边厢,因老大克里昂失踪,斯旺(Michael Beck 饰)带领其他七人应对这凶险的一夜,他们将面临其他帮派与警察的双重堵截,为了能回到自己的地盘,只能靠自己打出一条通路……Cyrus, the leader of the most powerful gang in New York City, the Gramercy Riffs, calls a midnight summit for all the area gangs, with all asked to send nine unarmed representatives for the conclave. A gang called The Warriors are blamed for killing Cyrus as he gives his speech. They now have to cross the territory of rivals in order to get to their own 'hood. The Warriors slowly cross the dangerous Bronx and Manhattan territories, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way.