3:10 To Yuma

The movie begins with a stage coach robbery by an outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) and his gang. After Ben Wade is captured he must be taken to the town of Contention to catch the train that is leaving at 3:10, heading for Yuma, so Wade can stand trial for the stagecoach robbery. Dan Evans (Christian Bale), a farmer in need of money in order to keep his farm, accepts the job of seeing Ben Wade to the train safely. During the three day journey the group must get past Indians and Ben Wade’s gang in order to get Wade onto the train that will take him to trial.