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3:10 to Yuma (2007)

3:10 to Yuma poster
Directed by
James Mangold
Genre
drama film, Western film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
R
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4,075 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A struggling rancher takes a job escorting a captured outlaw to a train station to collect a bounty. The journey tests both men as they face dangerous obstacles and clash over their different values.

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What happens

3:10 to Yuma is a 2007 American Western action drama film directed by James Mangold and produced by Cathy Konrad, starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles, with supporting performances by Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster, Dallas Roberts, Alan Tudyk, Vinessa Shaw, and Logan Lerman. Bale plays a rancher impoverished by drought who takes on the dangerous but lucrative job of taking a notorious outlaw (Crowe) to justice. It is the second adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1953 short story "Three-Ten to Yuma", after the 1957 film of the same name. Filming took place in various locations in New Mexico. 3:10 to Yuma premiered on August 21, 2007 in Los Angeles and was released by Lionsgate on September 7, 2007, in the United States and received positive reviews from critics. It grossed $71.2 million worldwide on a budget of $48–55 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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