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Harsh Times

2005 · 116 min · Director: David Ayer ★ IMDb 6.8 · 71,324 ratings

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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.

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Harsh Times (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 32%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Anger32%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anger, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 38 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy52 %32 %12 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor42 %25 %11 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor41 %30 %19 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension54 %49 %36 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension63 %54 %45 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Humor54 %38 %33 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Tension40 %29 %21 %8 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Humor39 %34 %26 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Disturbing48 %43 %34 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Tension54 %49 %33 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Tension55 %50 %31 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Tension55 %50 %34 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Tension54 %49 %38 %13 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Tension54 %45 %44 %19 %
72.5 %≈ 84′Disturbing65 %53 %57 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 90′Tension80 %73 %70 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 96′Tension86 %85 %74 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Tension91 %89 %80 %49 %
92.5 %≈ 107′Sadness95 %90 %87 %75 %
97.5 %≈ 113′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

CF
Chaka Forman

Toussant

TT
Tammy Trull

Marta

J.K. Simmons

Agent Richards

MM
Michael Monks

Agent Hollenbeck

SE
Samantha Esteban

Letty

TV
Tania Verafield

Patty

AM
Adriana Millan

Rita

GC
Geo Corvera

Wilo

CG
Cesar Garcia

Listo

Terry Crews

Darrell

PR
Paul Renteria

Ranchero

CR
Craig Ricci Shaynak

Gillespie

BM
Blue Mesquita

Leo

RD
Robert Dahey

Korean Clerk

Details

Directed by
David Ayer
Written by
David Ayer
Type
Movies
Released
2005
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 71,324 ratings
Feels mostly
Anger
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