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Training Day

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Cory Woodroof For the Win (USA Today) The searing tension Washington brought — occasionally punctuated by his disarming charm — made Alonzo Harris such a memorable bad guy. Sep 6, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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oswaldo It's the best movie of the whole 21st century. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review D. Hunter P I'm not normally into movies about law enforcement. Though, the twist here is really that this is not about that at all. In the end, this is about two characters with wildly different views of working within a system. Ethan Hawke is excellent at being an innocent and inexperienced view of getting involved in criminal enterprise. It makes it very easy to ease your way into the plot of the movie. I do like when movies don't have the most obvious of antagonists. When the conflict that comes forth and concludes in a movie is not what you would generally expect, it really gives a breath of fresh air. Denzel Washington really puts in a pretty awesome performance. I particularly like at the end of the movie when he is conflicting with everyone in his neighborhood. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review janick a I absolutely enjoyed Denzel’s performance in this film but what stood out was the acting from rappers dr.Dre and snoop dogg. Usually when we see rappers in movies they’re acting is sub par but they killed their performance. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review Thomas R While the story isn’t the most engaging, Training Day manages to stay entertaining throughout it’s runtime with great action scenes, solid characters, and really good performances from Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review julie b Wow, I loved this and it caught me off guard in a good way. Denzel blew me away. He and his character are both absolutely masterful. The film does a great job of putting you in the shoes of the characters as they straddle truth, justice, and morality. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Fabrícia F Instigante, surpreendente, suspense de tirar o fôlego. Uma obra prima do gênero policial que prova mais uma vez a genialidade de Denzel Washington no seu papel mais confortável, o de ser excelente em tudo o que se propõe a fazer. Então pegue a pipoca, sente no sofá e acompanhe essa perfeição da sétima arte. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Village Roadshow Prod., NPV Entertainment
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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