The Weight Film • 2026 • Crime, Drama, Thriller Watch trailer 68% 69.4%When Samuel is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison, Warden Clancy offers him a high-stakes proposition: smuggle gold out of a remote mine with a dangerous crew of prisoners and he’ll win his freedom.Where to watch Streaming information by Cast & CrewPadraic McKinleyDirectorShelby GainesScreenplayMatthew BooiScreenplay & StoryLeo SchermanStoryMatthew ChapmanStoryEthan HawkeSamuel MurphyRussell CroweWarden ClancyJulia JonesAnnaAustin AmelioRankinAvi NashSinghLucas Lynggaard TønnesenOlsonSam HazeldineAmisGeorge BurgessLetenderJeff HallmanBigAlec NewmanTaggertSee all cast & crew on IMDbDetailsStatusReleasedReleaseSeptember 16, 2026OriginsUnited States of AmericaGenresCrimeDramaThrillerTags1930sfather daughter relationshipgoldgreat depressionman vs naturemilitary veteranoregon, usasmugglingExternal linksLinks IMDb Letterboxd Metacritic Official site Rotten Tomatoes TMDB Wikidata Wikipedia Reviews ‘The Weight’ review: Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe expertly carry tense, effective 1930s survival tale Screen • screendaily.com Sundance Review: Ethan Hawke is Good as Gold in The Weight Kent M. Wilhelm • thefilmstage.com ‘The Weight’ Review: Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe in a Depression-Era Crime Drama That Undersells Its High Stakes David Rooney • hollywoodreporter.com 'The Weight' Review: Ethan Hawke Is Absolutely Electrifying in Tense Western Thriller Chase Hutchinson • thewrap.com ‘The Weight’ review: Ethan Hawke plays a merciless badass in Depression-era Sundance drama New York Post • nypost.com ‘The Weight’ Review: Ethan Hawke Carries an Intermittently Exciting, if Sometimes Arduous, Throwback to ‘Deliverance’-Era Action Movies Peter Debruge • variety.com We Don’t Get Movies Like The Weight Much Anymore Bilge Ebiri • vulture.com The Weight review – Ethan Hawke leads sturdy adventure set in the 30s the Guardian • theguardian.com Oscar Nominee’s New Film Proves There’s Nothing He Can’t Do The Daily Beast • thedailybeast.com Popularity evolutionPositions in the top 50 for The Weight in the past 30 days
