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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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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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

4 hrs ago

4/4

Hawke understands that in movie acting, sometimes the best approach is to let your face do the talking. His performance anchors the movie and grounds the action.

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

18 hrs ago

Supporting characters are often casualties in such leading-man adventures, but in this case, an effort to enhance the ensemble’s dynamics adds dead weight to what should be a lean journey.

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Rachel Ho

Globe and Mail

21 hrs ago

McKinley crafts a timeless film that prioritizes tight, compelling storytelling executed by a formidable cast.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

44 min ago

B

This depression-era heist film is a throwback to a by-gone era — a solid thriller with a strong cast and some tense cinematic moments.

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Rain Jokinen

MullingMovies.com

2 hrs ago

Murphy is an honorable man amongst thieves, and the type of hero Hollywood, and frankly the world, seems to have forgotten of late.

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Daniel M. Kimmel

North Shore Movies

2 hrs ago

2.5/5

While Padraic McKinley, a TV producer/director making his feature debut, keeps things moving, ironically the one thing "The Weight" lacks is any weightiness, and it’s not the sort of movie that is likely to linger in the memory.

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Paul

41 min ago

Unusual story and constant tension

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Facebook U

2 hrs ago

It was a really great film about fighting for what's yours?

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Sandy

2 hrs ago

it was suspenseful. but prefictable

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Annamalai

5 hrs ago

Simple story and Good screen play

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Lin

5 hrs ago

it's a very good film some of the decisions the characters make add on to the intensity of the scenes and the transitions and settings are lovely. It has suspense without being predictable which makes the turns more exhilarating.

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Connie

9 hrs ago

was on the edge of my seat beginning to end!

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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
Runtime: 1h 55m

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