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- 1975
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
- 1975
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
Summary The adventures of a drifter turned illegal prize-fighter during the Depression Era in New Orleans.
Directed By: Walter Hill
Written By: Bryan Gindoff, Bruce Henstell, Walter Hill
- 1975
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
- 1975
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
Hard Times
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7.3
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Summary The adventures of a drifter turned illegal prize-fighter during the Depression Era in New Orleans.
Directed By: Walter Hill
Written By: Bryan Gindoff, Bruce Henstell, Walter Hill
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
69
57% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Spacious, leisurely, and with elaborate period re-creations of Louisiana in the 30s, this first feature directed by the young screenwriter Walter Hill is unusually effective pulp, perhaps even great pulp.
Hard Times feels most like a brilliant prerequisite to the cinema of Michael Mann, a focused neo-western where the last man standing is the one truest to himself.
A powerful, brutal film containing a definitive Charles Bronson performance.
Strong supporting performances, good locations, and well-staged fights contribute to what is an impressive example of how to assemble this kind of material.
Unfortunately, the script leaves something to be desired--namely, dramatic impetus. Yet Hard Times is still an enjoyable film, and the depression-era settings are painstakingly captured.
Hard Times may not have grown in stature to the extent where it will be mentioned by fans in the same breath as the director’s more revered titles, but it’s certainly worth a punt and is an absolute must for Hill completists.
The production has a very handsome mid-1930s New Orleans period flavour but the cast can’t lick the script.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.3
71% Positive
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14% Mixed
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14% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.3
71% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
14% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
14% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Production Company
Columbia Pictures,
Claridge Productions,
Major Studio Partners
Release Date Oct 8, 1975
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating PG
Tagline New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much. [DVD]
