The Crimson Rivers
2000France★ 6.94.5 pt match
What ties these together is paranoia, injustice, and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. Both move the same way too, bleak, tense, escalating, and methodical.
Training Day
2001USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Antoine Fuqua★ 7.5
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.
Themes and style
Tone
tensebrutaldark comedycold and detachedbleak
Pacing
escalatingslow build to explosionrelentlessmethodical
Story
unravelingsurvivalpursuitinvestigationcon deception
Emotion
loyalty under pressurefiguring out who you areparanoialoss of innocenceguiltinjustice
Themes
corrupt institutionsclass and moneypovertylife under oppression
Feel
gut punchexhaustingcatharticrewatchablediscussion starter
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Foreign films like Training Day
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Training Day. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Pixote
1980Brazil★ 7.94 pt match
Both films sit with loss of innocence, injustice, and figuring out who you are. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions, poverty, and class and money. Same energy: bleak, brutal, and escalating.
Les Misérables
2019France★ 7.63.5 pt match
What ties these together is injustice, guilt, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: class and money, corrupt institutions, and life under oppression. Both move the same way too, tense, bleak, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Loving Pablo
2017Spain★ 6.33.5 pt match
Both films sit with guilt, paranoia, and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on life under oppression, corrupt institutions, and class and money. Same energy: bleak, brutal, and escalating.
Suburra
2015Italy★ 7.33 pt match
Both films sit with loyalty under pressure, paranoia, and guilt. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions, class and money, and life under oppression. Same energy: bleak, brutal, escalating, and relentless.
