Training Day (2001)

Directed by

Antoine Fuqua

Genre

drama film, comedy film, action film, crime film, crime comedy film, neo-noir

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 6,673 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A rookie narcotics officer spends his first day on the job riding with a veteran detective who shows him a brutal and corrupt side of police work in Los Angeles. Over 24 hours the younger cop must decide how far he is willing to go to survive and uphold his ethics.

tensegrittysuspensefulrawconfrontationalmorally complexurbanclaustrophobic

What happens

Training Day is a 2001 American crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Ayer. It stars Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris and Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt, two LAPD narcotics officers followed over a 24-hour period in the gang-ridden neighborhoods of Westlake, Echo Park, and South Central Los Angeles. It also features Scott Glenn, Eva Mendes, Cliff Curtis, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Macy Gray in supporting roles. Training Day premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2001 and was released on October 5, 2001, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Washington and Hawke's performances but were divided on the screenplay. The film grossed $104.9 million against a $45 million budget. The film received numerous accolades and nominations, with Washington's performance earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor and Hawke being nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 74th Academy Awards. A television series based on the film, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, was announced in August 2015 and premiered on February 2, 2017, on CBS. Only Noel Gugliemi, Tom Berenger and Raymond J. Barry reprised their roles. The show was cancelled after one season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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