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)

Nov 8, 2023

3/5

Superior buddy cop movie.

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Telegraph Staff

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Nov 8, 2023

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.

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Wilson Morales

IndieWire

Mar 31, 2020

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

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 25, 2024

8/10

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

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Alex Papaioannou

InSession Film

Oct 30, 2023

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

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 5, 2023

2.5/4

A gritty and initially engrossing cop flick.

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Lundazi

2 days ago

its a classic motion picture💯, end of story

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Kenneth P

3 days ago

Finally get to see this classic movie on the big screen, in IMAX! Kept me engaged from beginning to end, great movie. Catch it if you can

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Mr Hollywood

3 days ago

Classic. Loved seeing it again on the big screen. Great acting and the story never gets boring

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Zachary S

@Zach154 3 days ago

Yeah that gripped me and kept my attention all throughout

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meeqwon U

Sep 28, 2026

Seen it again. And the second time in the theater Dolby well worth it classic movie by great actor and great director. I understand it more now.

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Dixie M

@DMDarne123 Sep 24, 2026

This is the best Denzel Washington rage I have ever seen the quote were he said King Kong was so popular. 😂

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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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