3:10 to Yuma

Another pitch-perfect recreation of the original film of the same name from the '50s, this Russell Crowe/Christian Bale-starring Western updates very little without compromising a thing; the themes and story elements of the original are just as resonant here, 50 years later, and there's nothing wrong with refusing to fix a thing that's not broken. Still, James Mangold's version of the film expands on several of the characters and ups the ante in terms of action, bringing the story to a contemporary audience and making the Western a viable genre again; see the next pick, as well.