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Training Day

- The only thing more dangerous than the line being crossed, is the cop who will cross it.

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

Release Date : 2001-10-05

Language :EnglishRussianSpanishKorean

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : WV Films IIVillage Roadshow PicturesNPV EntertainmentWarner Bros. PicturesOutlaw Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Training Day

Cast

Character Name : Alonzo

Original Name : Denzel Washington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jake

Original Name : Ethan Hawke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roger

Original Name : Scott Glenn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stan Gursky

Original Name : Tom Berenger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doug Rosselli

Original Name : Harris Yulin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lou Jacobs

Original Name : Raymond J. Barry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smiley

Original Name : Cliff Curtis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Dr. Dre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blue

Original Name : Snoop Dogg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sandman's Wife

Original Name : Macy Gray

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lisa

Original Name : Charlotte Ayanna

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sara

Original Name : Eva Mendes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tim

Original Name : Nick Chinlund

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mark

Original Name : Jaime Gomez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sniper

Original Name : Raymond Cruz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moreno

Original Name : Noel Gugliemi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Letty

Original Name : Samantha Esteban

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waiter (Dining Car)

Original Name : Richard Browner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gangster

Original Name : Ronald Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dice Player #4

Original Name : William English

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alonzo's Son

Original Name : Kyjel N. Jolly

Gender : Male

Character Name : College Driver

Original Name : Fran Kranz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress (Diner)

Original Name : Janeen Krikorian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wig Store Owner

Original Name : Princera Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Veterano

Original Name : Robert Leon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dreamer

Original Name : Seidy López

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dice Player #1

Original Name : Kenneth Allen Madden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female College Passenger

Original Name : Sarah Danielle Madison

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dice Player #2

Original Name : Chris Patterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : PeeWee

Original Name : Rudy Perez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dice Player #3

Original Name : Darrell Sellers

Gender : Male

Character Name : LAPD Pilot

Original Name : Ben Skorstad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bone

Original Name : Cle Sloan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Male College Passenger

Original Name : Brett Sorenson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neto

Original Name : Abel Soto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crackhead #2

Original Name : Will Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dimitri

Original Name : Denzel Whitaker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crackhead #1

Original Name : Garland Whitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeff (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Greene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gang Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Terry Crews

Gender : Male

Character Name : LAPD Street Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Jon A. Barnes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Homeless Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Greg Bronson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gang Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Ray Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Russian Hitman (uncredited)

Original Name : David Ayer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Latina Beauty (uncredited)

Original Name : Namrata Singh Gujral

Gender : Female

Character Name : Precision Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cholo (uncredited)

Original Name : Vince Romo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Julie Stranahan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Russian Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Nancy Young

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : George Meyers

Gender : Male

Reviews

Bazzjazz

@Bazzjazz

2021-06-23

This Film has to be one of the most intense shows I’ve seen . Ethan Hawke and Denzel are a great match together. Ethan plays the supporting role majestically. Great cameos in the show too. With Snoop Dog. Macy Gray, Tom Berrenger . But the show is highly tense. But good entertainment. “Are You a Wolf Or A Sheep?”

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**Great urban thriller**_ Ethan Hawke plays Hoyt, a rookie cop on his first 24-hour training day with the L.A.P.D. narcotics division. Denzel Washington plays veteran Alonzo Harris whose methods seem questionable, to say the least. Harris argues that one has to become a wolf to take down a wolf. Will Hoyt make it through the day alive, let alone uncorrupted? "Training Day" had a lukewarm reception at the box office the first weekend of its release in 2001, but the profits steadily increased for the next six weeks as word-of-mouth spread. The greatness of "Training Day" is not simply due to the intriguing story and excellent writing, but also the superb casting. Hawke is perfect as the naive, but ambitious rookie and Washington is nothing short of stunning as Alonzo Harris, ranking with the best performances in cinematic history, like Jon Voight's Manny in "Runaway Train" or Robert Duvall's Col. Kilgore in "Apocalypse Now." As the training day continues Alonzo's methodology becomes increasingly dubious and you can just imagine Hoyt responding, "I... don't... see... any... method... at... all... Sir." How can anyone withstand the temptations he faces and not give in (and I don't mean the drugs)? Needless to say, the film scores high marks on the moral conundrum front. There's one obviously contrived element but that's par for the course with movies and it could've been worse. Of course, the action and thrills are amped-up, but the tone is thankfully realistic. BOTTOM LINE: "Training Day" is an excellent urban thriller with a captivating performance by Washington. It's fittingly ugly, raw and brutal, so stay away if you don't think you can stomach it. The film runs 2 hours, 2 minutes, and was shot in L.A. Peripheral actors include Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Eva Mendes, Charlotte Ayanna, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. GRADE: A-

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

Denzel Washington is sensational in this, the plot might not quite match his performance but 'Training Day' is still a great watch. It's a riveting 122 minutes, I'm just not in love with how the premise is played out. Washington's character, Alonzo, never really changes throughout, despite a supposed problem of his. I kept waiting for a reason to change the opinion that the first act puts to you regarding him but it never came, there's never a point I cared for him and I assume I was supposed to... at least to some degree? Also, his issue is thrown at you in one scene and isn't really mentioned again until the end. I get the character, just not his arc. Ethan Hawke is very good, too, in this, even if I kept hearing Tom Cruise when he spoke... You also have a load of now familiar faces involved, including Eva Mendes, Raymond Cruz, Cliff Curtis, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Terry Crews. Quite an interesting cast list, that. Loved all of this, except the (still good) plot execution. Maybe that's just me though. From what I've seen, Washington's best performance so far. He's the main takeaway from this whatever way you look at it.

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-25

This movie is meh at best. The plot is so-so. This isn't anything to write home about. You could make it into a B-Movie and no one would care. No one likes Training Day for Training Day... they all just love Denzel Washington's performance in Training Day, and that is just an honest fact. The movie wouldn't be anything if he didn't deliver and what he delivered was so sensational that people are going to be talking about it decades after we pass. And that is what people like. They like how deliciously evil Denzel was in the role. They like that he had free reign, as a villain, to make the role as memorable as possible. And he did, he knocked it out of the park. So now, people watch Training Day, but let's be honest, they are only watching it for Denzel Washington, and that is as it should be, he was stellar in this, he deserves the recognition, and it's one of those movies that is otherwise so meh that his performance just shines out as the only thing really great about it. Even this rating, 10 out of 10 stars? It's not because the movie was good, it's 100% based on Denzel Washington.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-10-21

Ethan Hawke is on great form here as the rookie "Jake" assigned to the street-wise "Alonzo" (Denzel Washington) so he can learn the ropes on the highly dangerous streets of Los Angeles. Unsure as to whether not he is the one being tested, he finds himself being placed in a series of increasingly dubious scenarios by his new partner - each one testing how far he will go; how far he might "bend" the rules - just how ruthless can he be? What is soon clear is that "Alonzo" has few, if any, boundaries - and we are fairly rapidly immersed in a tale of police corruption and brutality. Will "Jake" join that lucrative club, or will he remain steadfast? I am not sure I remember Washington in such an ambiguous role before, and he plays it really well. The dynamic between the two men goes full circle from that of one dependant and slightly awe-inspired to one that puts lives, quite literally, on the line. Antoine Fuqua uses a combination of tautly played-out scenarios, spiky dialogue and plenty of attitude to deliver this solid and superior crime thriller. Well worth seeing on a big screen if you can find it.