Despite a dedicated performance by Christian Bale, Harsh Times suffers from a heavy-handed and overly bleak plot.
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Harsh Times
Movie Info
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Director -
David Ayer -
Producer -
Andrea Sperling , David Ayer -
Screenwriter -
David Ayer -
Distributor -
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -
Production Co -
Andrea Sperling Productions , Crave Films , C.M. Films , Harsh Times LLC -
Rating -
R (Language|Drug Use|Strong Violence) -
Genre -
Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 10, 2006, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 13, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$3.3M -
Runtime -
1h 55m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , Dolby Digital , DTS , Dolby SRD -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)