A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 32 nominations total
Shawn Howell
- Jackson
- (as Shawn D. Howell)
Deryle J. Lujan
- Nez
- (as Deryle Lujan)
James 'Scotty' Augare
- Nez
- (as James Augure)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn a deleted scene (included on the DVD), Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) tells Byron McElroy (Peter Fonda), "I heard that your boss, Al Pinkerton, got an infection from biting his own tongue, and he died last month. Is that true?" Allan Pinkerton did die from an infected bite on his tongue, on July 1, 1884. This would place the events of the movie as occurring in August, 1884.
- GoofsBefore the gang set the stage coach on fire, one upward-angled shot of Charlie Prince shows that there is no roof on the stage. The lawman "trapped" inside could have exited through the large rectangular hole at any time.
- Crazy creditsRussell Crowe's name is not used in the end credits when crediting his assistant, driver, stand-in, dialect coach, costumer, hair stylist and makeup artist; instead, his character's name, Ben Wade, is used.
Featured review
A Solid Modern Western With Incredible Performances By Russell Crowe And Christian Bale, But It Suffers From Wayward Screenplay
Pros:
1. The score, specifically the violin plucking and the acoustic guitar strumming, helps to harden the tension.
2. Russell Crowe (Ben Wade), as a cold, calculating serial killer and Christian Bale (Dan Evans) as a stoic and determined husband and father, deliver fantastic performances.
3. The violence is gritty and uncompromising, particularly as the unwavering close-ups force you to take it all in.
4. The editing adds a lot of vibrancy and kinetic energy to the action scenes.
5. The brilliant costume design mirrors the differing personalities and socio-economic statuses. For example, Ben Wades' illustrates his darkness and proclivity for style and flashiness, whilst Dan Evans' demonstrates his poor, dogged and plain sensibilities.
6. The cinematography, especially for the action scenes, is great. It does a good job of mixing between close-ups and shaky cam to slow and quicken the pace when needed.
Cons: 1. There are a couple plot inconsistencies and illogical happenings: A) In the beginning heist scene, why does Ben Wade send four of his men to die, when he could have just used the cattle - as he ended up doing? B) After the heist, Ben Wade and his gang leave Byron McElroy (Peter Fonda) alive even though it's established that they hate having loose ends. 2. Most of the characters are not well fleshed out at all, so a lot of their deaths feel empty and hollow. 3. The score is at times needlessly overused. 4. The film never explains why Ben Wade was so careless in the beginning by getting himself caught, or why he only tried to escape once on the trek to the 3:10 train to Yuma.
Cons: 1. There are a couple plot inconsistencies and illogical happenings: A) In the beginning heist scene, why does Ben Wade send four of his men to die, when he could have just used the cattle - as he ended up doing? B) After the heist, Ben Wade and his gang leave Byron McElroy (Peter Fonda) alive even though it's established that they hate having loose ends. 2. Most of the characters are not well fleshed out at all, so a lot of their deaths feel empty and hollow. 3. The score is at times needlessly overused. 4. The film never explains why Ben Wade was so careless in the beginning by getting himself caught, or why he only tried to escape once on the trek to the 3:10 train to Yuma.
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- dommercaldi
- Mar 18, 2021
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Three Ten to Yuma
- Filming locations
- Diablo Canyon, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA(railroad tunnels)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $53,606,916
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,035,033
- Sep 9, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $70,016,220
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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