Warrior poster

Warrior

2011140 minutesPG-13
5.6
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
⭐ 8.1IMDb
🍅 84%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 71/100Metacritic
🎬 7.8TMDb
📊 4.7Popularity
🏆Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 22 nominations total
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime - and the wreckage of their broken family - within the brutal, high-stakes world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting in Lionsgate's action/drama, WARRIOR. A former Marine, haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father. But when Brendan's unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all battle of their lives.

Box Office

Budget:$25.0M
Revenue:$23.3M
Profit:$-1.7M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision4.8/10
Emotional Arc Impact10/10
Thematic Consistency2/10
Overall Score5.6/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Warrior Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
12 min
3
Set-Up
24 min
4
Catalyst
36 min
5
Debate
48 min
6
Break Into Two
58 min
7
B Story
68 min
8
Fun and Games
80 min
9
Midpoint
95 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
108 min
11
All Is Lost
120 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
130 min
13
Break Into Three
134 min
14
Finale
138 min
15
Final Image
140 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Two estranged brothers live separate lives; father Tom in past struggles; tension sets tone.

#2

Theme Stated

12 min

Family, forgiveness, and courage; battling inner and external demons.

#3

Set-Up

24 min

Brothers train separately; MMA world introduced; stakes defined in fights and relationships.

#4

Catalyst

36 min

Tournament announced; chance to prove selves; past conflicts surface.

#5

Debate

48 min

Should they confront each other? Risk vs. reconciliation; family vs. glory.

#6

Break Into Two

58 min

Both enter tournament; action, training, and personal stakes rise.

#7

B Story

68 min

Father reconciliation attempts; family dynamics tested emotionally.

#8

Fun and Games

80 min

Intense MMA matches; character growth; physical and emotional trials.

#9

Midpoint

95 min

Big win; tournament semifinals; tension and rivalry climax; emotional stakes peak.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

108 min

Final match approaches; unresolved family tension; physical danger high.

#11

All Is Lost

120 min

Brothers face each other; emotional breakdown; personal and familial stakes high.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

130 min

Contemplation of family, love, pride, and forgiveness; internal conflict intense.

#13

Break Into Three

134 min

Resolve to fight for both victory and family unity; synthesis begins.

#14

Finale

138 min

Final confrontation in ring; respect and reconciliation achieved alongside physical victory.

#15

Final Image

140 min

Family united; emotional and physical journey complete; triumph and healing.