Training Day

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Training Day

R

Released Oct 5, 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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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

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Fer S

It has a good plot, you will not know who to trust up until the end. It is just a bit slow sometimes. It has got a few cool scenes and cameos. Ethan Hawke did not offer a great performance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Blu B

All Time Classic. Phenominal performances across the board even by actors you don't really associate consistent quality with. The dialouge is excellent in this and feel real, urban, and extremely sharp. It really is a testament to how in tune the writing is. The editing and pacing are masterful through this day. It's filled with twists and turns and is truly unpredictable. Solid music although I wish it was more used and catchier. The cinematography is really good but it's sort of odd. This does a great job immersing you in urban LA underbelly. The direction is good and while it isn't anything crazy it knows to not get in the way of the great plot and excellent acting. It just lets the riveting acting shine. I will say it feels like at times this doesn't know it's a Neo Noir. It has all the hallmarks and yet the direction just doesn't "feel" like one. Besides one minor plot convience which is very easy to overlook given how masterful everything else is writing and dialouge wise, this is amazing. Everyone should give this a try once.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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Luis R

This is probably Denzels best movie..

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/25

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Aleksandar D

They don't make 'em like this anymore.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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andrew s

Love this movie the acting and track the sound track nice to see the dre snoop and Macy grey Denzel and Ethan was awesome.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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oswaldo

It's the best movie of the whole 21st century.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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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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