Harsh Times
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Harsh Times is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by David Ayer that follows an unstable Iraq War veteran drawn into violent street crime in South Central Los Angeles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harsh Times canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8335650 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harsh Times Context triple: [David Ayer, notableWork, Harsh Times]
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A.
Troubled Times
"Troubled Times" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their album *Revolution Radio*.
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B.
The Hard Years
The Hard Years is the autobiography of British rock and roll singer and guitarist Joe Brown, recounting his early life and rise in the music industry.
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C.
Better Times Than These
Better Times Than These is a Vietnam War novel by American author Winston Groom that explores the experiences and disillusionment of U.S. soldiers in combat.
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D.
A Hard Road
A Hard Road is a 1967 British blues album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, notable for featuring guitarist Peter Green and helping define the late-1960s electric blues sound.
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E.
Kind dieser Zeit
Kind dieser Zeit is an autobiographical novel by Klaus Mann that portrays the disillusionment and political radicalization of German youth during the rise of Nazism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harsh Times Target entity description: Harsh Times is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by David Ayer that follows an unstable Iraq War veteran drawn into violent street crime in South Central Los Angeles.
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A.
Troubled Times
"Troubled Times" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their album *Revolution Radio*.
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B.
The Hard Years
The Hard Years is the autobiography of British rock and roll singer and guitarist Joe Brown, recounting his early life and rise in the music industry.
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C.
Better Times Than These
Better Times Than These is a Vietnam War novel by American author Winston Groom that explores the experiences and disillusionment of U.S. soldiers in combat.
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D.
A Hard Road
A Hard Road is a 1967 British blues album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, notable for featuring guitarist Peter Green and helping define the late-1960s electric blues sound.
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E.
Kind dieser Zeit
Kind dieser Zeit is an autobiographical novel by Klaus Mann that portrays the disillusionment and political radicalization of German youth during the rise of Nazism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy_Christian Bale | Jim Luther Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy_Eva Longoria | Sylvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy_Freddy Rodríguez | Mike Alonzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy_Tamara Rodriguez | Marta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Steve Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | David Ayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Bauer Martinez Studios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MGM Distribution Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Clifford V. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
|
| follows | Iraq War veteran drawn into violent street crime ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship under pressure
ⓘ
moral decline ⓘ psychological trauma of war veterans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Christian Bale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jim Luther Davis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marta NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Alonzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Graeme Revell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
gang violence
ⓘ
post-traumatic stress disorder ⓘ street crime in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Andrea Sperling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2005-09-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 116 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David Ayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
South Central Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Chaka Forman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian Bale NERFINISHED ⓘ Eva Longoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddy Rodríguez NERFINISHED ⓘ J.K. Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Crews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseDate | 2006-11-10 ⓘ |
| writer | David Ayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harsh Times Description of subject: Harsh Times is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by David Ayer that follows an unstable Iraq War veteran drawn into violent street crime in South Central Los Angeles.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.