When the citizens of Liberty, Missouri learn that a corrupt railroad baron intends to force them off their land in the name of progress, a group of young farmers join forces to reclaim what is rightfully theirs. To the corrupt railroad barons, Jesse James (Colin Farrell) and Cole Younger (Scott Caan) are meddlers, troublemakers, and ingrates. But, to the downtrodden folks in Liberty, Missouri, they’re something far different: heroes. Jesse, Cole, and their rough-and-ready gang ride to the rescue of farmers terrorized by the railroad baron’s land-grab scheme.