Harsh Times

About Harsh Times

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

David Ayer's Harsh Times is a 2005 crime thriller film. At 116 minutes long, it arrived in September 2005.

Its themes are post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), theft, drinking, and unemployment.

Christian Bale takes the lead as Jim Luther Davis, Freddy Rodríguez as Mike Alonzo, Eva Longoria as Sylvia, and Chaka Forman as Toussant. The screenplay is by David Ayer. Produced by Crave Films.

Lethal Weapon, Pulp Fiction, and Die Hard make useful companions to Harsh Times, all filed under ex soldier and LAPD. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 811 votes and it carries a R rating.