What is Training Day about?
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.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
A rookie cop's first day becomes a relentless, gritty descent into a corrupt detective's pulpy underworld.
Tense and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on MGM+ and The Roku Channel (free).
Training Day parents guide
Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Training Day scary?
- Only a little. Training Day has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Training Day?
- Light gore and brutal violence.
- What is Training Day rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byAntoine Fuqua
StarringDenzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin, Raymond J. Barry
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