3:10 to Yuma (2007)
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A desperate rancher must escort a notorious outlaw to a prison train while being hunted by the outlaw's ruthless gang.
The story
In 1884 Arizona Territory, Dan Evans, a struggling rancher and Civil War veteran, finds himself in a desperate situation after his debts are ignored by a local banker. When he and his sons encounter a gang of outlaws led by the notorious Ben Wade, Evans is forced into a high-stakes arrangement. To settle his debts and secure his family's future, Evans agrees to join a posse to escort Wade to the Yuma Territorial Prison. The journey becomes a tense race against time and the elements, as the posse must navigate the dangers of the frontier while being pursued by Wade's ruthless gang.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1884 Arizona Territory, Dan Evans, a debt-ridden rancher, encounters the outlaw Ben Wade and his gang. Evans agrees to a deal with the railroad's representative, Grayson Butterfield, to escort Wade to the Yuma Territorial Prison in exchange for money to clear his debts. The journey is fraught with peril; the posse is ambushed by Apaches and later faces a deadly standoff in a construction camp. Meanwhile, Wade's gang, led by the ruthless Charlie Prince, hunts the posse. In the town of Contention, the tension peaks as the posse and the gang converge. During the final escort to the train, Evans and Wade share a moment of mutual respect regarding their pasts and the cost of their choices. While Charlie Prince's interference leads to a violent confrontation, Wade ultimately ensures Evans's terms are met. Wade boards the train, and Evans, having fulfilled his mission and secured his family's future, dies as the train departs. Wade remains on the train, while his loyal henchman is dealt with by the outlaw.
- First release year
- 2007
- Runtime (minutes)
- 122
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- James Mangold
- Writers
- Halsted Welles · screenplay; Michael Brandt · screenplay; Derek Haas · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Russell Crowe · Ben Wade; Christian Bale · Dan Evans; Peter Fonda · Byron McElroy; Gretchen Mol · Alice Evans; Ben Foster · Charlie Prince; Dallas Roberts · Grayson Butterfield; Alan Tudyk · Doc Potter; Vinessa Shaw · Emma Nelson; Logan Lerman · William Evans
- Genres
- Western; action; drama
- Themes
- honor; redemption; survival
- Tone and mood
- tense; brutal; cynical
- Setting
- Arizona Territory in 1884
- Premise and plot tags
- Western; Remake; Action
- Source material / true-story basis
- Elmore Leonard's 1953 short story "Three-Ten to Yuma"
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics and was described as a tense, well-acted, and visceral Western.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 76 · scale: 100 · review count: 37; CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F
- Awards and nominations
- Best Original Score · Academy Award · Nomination; Best Sound Mixing · Academy Award · Nomination; Best Cast · Screen Actors Guild Awards · Nomination; Best Supporting Actor · Saturn Awards · Nomination; Best Supporting Actor · Satellite Awards · Nomination
- Production trivia
- The film was originally slated for an October 5, 2007 release but was moved to September 7, 2007, to beat competing Westerns.; The owners of the Cerro Pelon Ranch were granted permission to keep a $2 million expansion of the movie set.
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