Training Day

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Training Day

R

2001

2h 0m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Police drama about a veteran officer who escorts a rookie on his first day with the LAPD's tough inner-city narcotics unit. "Training Day" is a blistering action drama that asks the audience to decide what is necessary, what is heroic and what crosses the line in the harrowing gray zone of fighting urban crime. Does law-abiding law enforcement come at the expense of justice and public safety? If so, do we demand safe streets at any cost?

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Critics Consensus

The ending may be less than satisfying, but Denzel Washington reminds us why he's such a great actor in this taut and brutal police drama.

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Roger Clarke

Independent (UK)

Superior buddy cop movie.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 8, 2023

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Telegraph Staff

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Denzel Washington chomps down on the role of an unprincipled narcotics cop with exhibitionistic relish, but it's already an overrated performance -- a karaoke bad guy from an actor with an almost untarnishably righteous screen persona.

Nov 8, 2023

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Wilson Morales

IndieWire

We hadn't seen Washington play the bad guy before, and with his ferocious, dominating, and charismatic performance, the Oscar was his...

Mar 31, 2020

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Washington is instantly, absolutely superb; without ever missing a beat, he’s unpredictable, reckless, macho, funny, and frightening.

Rated: 8/10

Aug 25, 2024

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Alex Papaioannou

InSession Film

Make no mistake, Fuqua’s Training Day is one of the finer films to take place over the course of a single day.

Oct 30, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A gritty and initially engrossing cop flick.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 5, 2023

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Silke B

This is among the worst of the worst. I loathed this movie. Denzel has no redeeming qualities playing the caricature of a crooked cop. Denzel’s presence is larger than life, his physical stature is larger than life, dwarfing the stature of milquetoast Ethan Hawke. Its audience is pubescent to adolescent boys between 10 and 19

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/25

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Jerrod G

Oh, Amazing movie wasn't big on the Scarface ending either way still great throughout

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/08/25

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Jiff M

A masterpiece that's infinitely quotable - Denzel at the height of his powers. Ethan Hawke owns. Amazing soundtrack, superb energy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/26/25

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Nathaniel P

A top 5 movies of the 2000s and the best film of 2001, Denzel's performance is magnificent so much fun and tense moments its a must see for everyone.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/25/25

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Real O

Training Day is the goat of cop films

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/23/25

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Mr. S

For me, this movie shows that in the real world, not every cop serves their duty to protect and serve—some only think about themselves.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/20/25

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Synopsis

Police drama about a veteran officer who escorts a rookie on his first day with the LAPD's tough inner-city narcotics unit. "Training Day" is a blistering action drama that asks the audience to decide what is necessary, what is heroic and what crosses the line in the harrowing gray zone of fighting urban crime. Does law-abiding law enforcement come at the expense of justice and public safety? If so, do we demand safe streets at any cost?

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producer: Jeffrey Silver, Bobby Newmyer
Screenwriter: David Ayer
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: NPV Entertainment, Village Roadshow Prod.
Rating: R (Drug Content|Brief Nudity|Pervasive Language|Strong Brutal Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 5, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 22, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $76.3M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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