At a Glance

Detective Alonzo Harris is a veteran narcotics officer who has the task of training rookie Jake Hoyt. His methods of enforcing the law are, at times, questionable but his job is to rid the streets of South Central Los Angeles of drugs. Are his methods right or wrong?

Detailed Information

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, rookie L.A. cop, Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) is sent out on the streets with veteran detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) for a day that will make or break him.Pass the test and he becomes a detective.Fail, and it's back to traffic duty. As Alonzo pushes his young charge to cross lines and break rules, Jake's misgivings about his superior grow as he begins to suspect that Alonzo does not simply push the boundaries... He has become a rogue cop... Winner of an Academy Award, Training Day is a gritty, tough and realistic cop thriller which will have you gripped from start to finish!