Training Day is a 2001 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by David Ayer, and starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. The Fast and the Furious (2001) screenwriter David Ayer follows up that fast-paced action hit with this gritty cop drama from director Antoine Fuqua. Ethan Hawke. Detective Alonzo Harris is one of the greatest villains in cinema history, and the events of Antoine Fuqua’s Training Day do nothing to redeem him in the slightest. Training Day is a crime thriller that begins 15 years after the events of the feature film, about a young, idealistic police officer who is tapped to go undercover in. On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes on a 24-hour training course with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears. Training Day can be simplistic, formulaic and absurdly melodramatic -- but Mr. Washington is flat-out great Training Day (2001) Trailer HD. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. 'Training Day is an equal-opportunity police brutality picture, depicting a modern Los Angeles in which the black cop is slimier and more corrupt than anybody ever. Training Day (2001) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch Training Day (2001) Online Free Full Movie Putlocker. In a city where streets are overrun by drug dealers, those who have sworn to uphold the law are breaking.