Directed by:
Antoine FuquaScreenplay:
David AyerCinematography:
Mauro FioreComposer:
Mark MancinaCast:
Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin, Raymond J. Barry, Cliff Curtis, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Macy Gray, Charlotte Ayanna (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
He's got just one day to prove himself and he's a little anxious. He should be. Today is going to be the toughest of his life. Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) has been assigned to Detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington), the head of an elite narcotics team and he's got about 8 hours to prove his worth to him. Fresh-faced and idealistic, Hoyt is keen to make an impression but it is Harris who will be doing all the impressing. After 13 years on the streets, Harris walks a blurred line between right and wrong. When he pushes Hoyt into trialling some of the drugs they have just seized, Hoyt discovers that the law according to Harris is not the same one he has been taught to uphold. As the day wears on and the assignments get more dangerous and less lawful, Hoyt starts to see his day as less of a test and more of a masterful, deadly set-up. (Roadshow Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2002 - Denzel Washington (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2002 - Ethan Hawke (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
Golden Globes
- 2002 - Denzel Washington (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2001 - Denzel Washington (Best Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2001 - Denzel Washington (Best Actor)