The Weight

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In Oregon in 1933, Samuel Murphy is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp. Warden Clancy tempts him with early release if he smuggles gold through deadly wilderness, but betrayal festers within the crew, and Murphy questions how far he'll go to see his child again.

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Critics Consensus

The Weight turns a stripped-down tale of desperation into a gripping, hard-hitting thriller, elevated by Ethan Hawke's magnetic performance and Padraic McKinley's assured direction.

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Audience Says

Anchored by powerful performances and brooding tension, The Weight is a grounded, Depression-era thriller whose deliberate pacing gives it a realistic edge.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

3 days ago

4/5

The Weight may not break any boundaries, but it’s sure-footed and satisfying.

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Mitchell Beaupre

AV Club

Sep 18, 2026

B+

A nerve-shredding tale of adventure and suspense, The Weight harkens back to old-fashioned fare like John Huston’s The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre and William Friedkin’s Sorcerer.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

Sep 18, 2026

3/4

Predictable? To say the least. But Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe add a piercing vulnerability to the standard chest thumping, reinventing Cool Hand Luke as a prisoner and his warden carve out their own definition of manhood.

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Nora Lee Mandel

Maven's Nest

3 days ago

7/10

Debut director Padraic McKinley turns a forest into a dangerous obstacle course. Russell Crowe is a wily labor camp warden, while Ethan Hawke imparts grim realism amidst plot twists and Depression-era characters. Electronic music score ups the ante.

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Michael Cook

KLRT-TV

3 days ago

8.5/10

A strong directorial debut from [Patrick McKinley].

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

3 days ago

4/5

A throwback "guys" movie that carries the DNA of "Cool Hand Luke" and "Sorcerer," as Ethan Hawke's noble convict carries water (and stolen gold bricks) for Russell Crowe's corrupt warden.

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Matthew M

9 hrs ago

one of the best examples of a slow burn. I was hooked from beginning to end and has a very satisfying ending

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Big Twan

12 hrs ago

a little too much woking for me, considering it was a early 1900s time piece... and that ending music, while a great song, is way out of place.

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Gerald

16 hrs ago

filming left alot to be desired. to dark to see

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First L

17 hrs ago

First rate in every aspect and almost never a moment even to catch one’s breath. Hawke and Crowe are superb and make a great leading pair. But all the supporting cast are also excellent. The cinematography and score make this epic quality. Someone making the film understands the American culture during the Depression and captured every detail.

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Jake C

21 hrs ago

Freakin fantastic movie!

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Chima

1 day ago

Grittingly triumphant movie.

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Synopsis

In Oregon in 1933, Samuel Murphy is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp. Warden Clancy tempts him with early release if he smuggles gold through deadly wilderness, but betrayal festers within the crew, and Murphy questions how far he'll go to see his child again.

Director: Padraic McKinley
Producer: Simon Fields, Nathan Fields, Ryan Hawke, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo
Screenwriter: Matthew Booi, Shelby Gaines
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: augenschein Filmproduktion, Fields Entertainment, Under the Influence
Rating: R (Language|Some Violence/Bloody Images)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 18, 2026, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M
Runtime: 1h 55m

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