The Weight

Dir: Padraic McKinley, Germany/US, 2026, Drama/Action.
Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio.
“A gruff, must-watch Ethan Hawke leads a delightful band of outsiders in The Weight, a Depression-era heist film that oscillates between slow burn drama and nail-biting intensity. Its tale of prisoners tasked with transporting stolen gold in exchange for their freedom is equal parts political leaflet and western folklore, resulting in a slick thriller that charges breathlessly forward… An absolute delight… It’s been four years since the Great Depression thrust single Oregonian father Samuel Murphy and his young daughter Penny into poverty, but he keeps her amused by speeding their rickety Ford through open fields, pretending to be an outlaw of the Old West… Murphy is locked up after a violent misunderstanding. Sentenced to labor in a prison camp under the watchful eye of the stringent, hard-nosed Warden Clancy (Crowe), Murphy uses his skills as a handyman and mechanic to expedite his roadway building in the hopes of having days or weeks knocked off his six-month sentence. He’s up against a ticking clock: Within 30 days, Penny will be made a ward of the state and put up for adoption… If he and three prisoners of his choosing can help one of Clancy’s associates out of a bind, he’ll sign their release papers early… The Weight moves with furious focus and rollicking intensity… and makes its unlikely heroes look phenomenally cool.” - Siddhant Adlakha, IGN.com

Genre: Crime

Runtime: 115 min

Rating: 14A