00:10It's always better to be on the winning side.
00:14Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 movie gang fights.
00:19Now don't you even think about getting off this train, moh-loh-so.
00:23All the people gonna be getting off this here train are gonna be doing it in body bags.
00:29For this list, we're looking at big-screen fights between two or more groups who take to using their fists,
00:35knives, or guns to battle each other.
00:38However, we're excluding the use of superpowers and are omitting spoofs like Anchorman, despite that fight being hilarious and memorable.
00:51Also, there may be spoilers ahead, so spoiler alert.
00:54Now we both stop kissing each other's ass. He's got a point out.
00:58Number 10. Vatos Locos vs. Tres Puntos. Blood In, Blood Out.
01:03Hey, Spider!
01:04Vatos Locos must be a medication to come here.
01:07You cut my car now! I'm here to jack you up, puto!
01:10One of the more traditional gang fights on this list, this scene from the gritty and realistic crime drama,
01:17sees the Vatos Locos ambush rivals Tres Puntos on a hill overlooking Los Angeles.
01:28Tres Puntos gang leader Spider quickly goes from acting tough to cowering on the ground when cornered by Vatos Locos
01:35members Miklo and Paco.
01:44They carve their gang letters into Spider's chest and leave him squirming on the ground.
01:57Oh, and if that wasn't enough, then they shoot at each other to bring things to their final, deadly conclusion.
02:03Die, bitchy puto!
02:05Ah! Ha!
02:15Number 9. The Jets vs. The Sharks. West Side Story.
02:19Now listen to me!
02:20Are you a chicken?
02:21There's nothing to fight about!
02:22The hell I ain't!
02:23Nothing like an old-fashioned fist fight under an overpass.
02:26Unless, of course, it's accompanied by jaunty music and choreographed dancing.
02:33Riff! Riff! What are you doing?
02:35This musical film, inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,
02:39sees feuding families replaced by New York City street gangs The Jets and The Sharks.
02:44Come on!
02:49Gang leaders Riff and Bernardo tussle with a knife before both gangs join the brawl.
03:05Viewers particularly remember this fight because it contains all the emotion, music, and melodrama one would want and ask for.
03:18Number 8. The Deuces vs. The Vipers. Deuces Wild.
03:26Set in Brooklyn in 1958, this film pits the Deuces gang led by brothers Leon and Bobby against the drug
03:34dealing Vipers gang led by Marco.
03:39Ordered to make peace by a local mob boss, Leon refuses to forgive Marco for the rape of his girlfriend
03:45Betsy and challenges Marco to a fight down by the docks.
03:50Ordered to make peace.
03:56Stylishly edited, this climactic battle shows these two gangs exchanging fists, knives, and baseball bats with bloody results.
04:10Number 7. Changsing vs. Wing Kong. Big Trouble in Little China.
04:15No!
04:20Though this film may star 80's action hero Kurt Russell, in this scene he is just a helpless bystander as
04:27two ancient Chinese societies fight in a Chinatown back alley.
04:33No way!
04:37The Wing Kong ambush the Changsing during a funeral procession and rapidly make quick work of them.
04:46What started as a shootout then turns into what the film dubs a Chinese standoff, which basically means two gangs
04:53running at each other with weapons.
05:00Though this film does have supernatural elements, this fight keeps it old school.
05:12Number 6. The Green Street Elite vs. The Millwall firm, Green Street Hooligans.
05:23Also known as Green Street back in the United Kingdom, this small film was a cult hit and it's no
05:29surprise why.
05:41The drama's climax puts the Green Street elite against Millwall, their rivals with a bitter history.
05:53While it's just fists for this fight, the results are just as deadly.
06:04Whether it's the beautifully photographed slow motion or the haunting music, this scene is one of the reasons that this
06:10indie flick became such a cult success.
06:19Number 5. Lil' Zay's Gang vs. Knockout Ned's Gang, City of God.
06:32This film from Brazil shows the gang life in the slums of Rio de Janeiro during the 1970s.
06:38This climactic scene starts innocently enough with protagonist Rocket taking photos of a loose chicken on the street.
06:53But before long, he's caught between two rival gangs, one led by the violent and unbalanced Lil' Zay, and the
07:00other led by the people's hero, Knockout Ned.
07:08A shootout on the street ensues, and this frenetically edited and captivatingly shot brawl is a highlight among many in
07:16this Oscar-nominated crime drama.
07:24Number 4. The Soaches vs. The Greasers, The Outsiders.
07:28Hello, Daryl. Long time no see. No Paul.
07:34Who can forget this climactic fight from this drama based on the novel by S.E. Hinton?
07:39I'll take you.
07:43Challenged by the Soaches to a rumble, the Greasers meet their challenge which culminates in a giant fist fight in
07:49the rain.
07:56At first evenly matched, the Soaches end up running away scared by the end, which undoubtedly excited audiences.
08:09It's easy to see why, since the main Greasers are played by the likes of Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio
08:15Estevez and Tom Cruise.
08:17Come on.
08:19Woo!
08:22Yeah!
08:23Number 3. The Droogs vs. Billy Boys gang, A Clockwork Orange.
08:28Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!
08:32This gleefully dark scene utilizes startling and violent images with joyful-sounding classical music to show the brutality and violence
08:41of the fight.
08:45Let's get it, boys!
08:46In this dystopian future, the Droogs are one of countless London youth gangs and they're led by Alex DeLarge.
08:53How are thou, thou globby bottle of cheap, stinking chip oil?
08:59No!
09:00In this fight, they grab anything from wooden tables to glass bottles to come out victorious.
09:09Though the film features many violent scenes, and at times can be quite hard to watch, there's something strangely satisfying
09:16about seeing the Droogs in their iconic bowler hats and white outfits here.
09:31Number 2. Bill the Butcher Cutting's nativist gang vs. The Dead Rabbits, gangs of New York.
09:38What's the bottle?
09:39The Matrix against the Dead Rabbits.
09:41What are you?
09:42What do you think?
09:43Dead Rabbits.
09:44Though we could have chosen the historical drama's climax, where Leonardo DiCaprio leads his gang against Daniel Day-Lewis' Bill
09:51the Butcher.
09:57But we're choosing the fight in this film's opening scene because of its lasting impact.
10:02By the ancient laws of combat, we are met at this chosen ground to settle for good and all!
10:10Who holds sway over the five points?
10:13Memorable for its snarky dialogue, anachronistic score, and of course, its brutal violence.
10:19In this hand-to-hand combat in Lower Manhattan's five points, the snowy ground is very quickly covered with blood,
10:25mostly due to Bill the Butcher.
10:34Oh yeah, and did we mention he fights with a meat cleaver?
10:40Before we unveil our top pick, here are some honorable mentions.
11:11Warriors, come out to play!
11:24Is there another gang movie more iconic than this one?
11:33Though we could have picked any of the many fights from this 1979 cult classic, it's this one in Riverside
11:39Park that sticks out the most.
11:44With the Warriors framed, and on the run from every gang in the city, the remaining members of the gang
11:49are chased into a nearby park by the Baseball Furies.
11:52I'll shove that bat up your ass and turn you into a popsicle.
11:56Come on.
11:58Wearing face paint, baseball uniforms, and wielding bats, the Furies appear to have the upper hand against the outnumbered and
12:05unarmed warriors.
12:07But, in the end, they are no match against the titular gang's courage and cleverness.
12:22Do you agree with our list?
12:23Man, everyone's can't step for a rumble.
12:25What's your favorite movie gang fight?
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12:37Boy, that escalated quickly.
12:41That escalated quickly.
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