Training Day

Training Day

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

Directed by Antoine Fuqua

Produced by WV Films II, Village Roadshow Pictures

2001122 min7.5 / 10

A tense, morally corrosive neo-noir about institutional corruption and the seduction of power, told through a rookie's harrowing education in a rogue detective's world.

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Training Day scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Training Day end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Training Day violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Training Day easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Training Day sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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63/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Training Day, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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