The Weight

Theatrical - Wide 2026-09-18

Cast Ethan Hawke Russell Crowe Julia Jones
Written by Matthew Chapman

Running Time: 112 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Fields Entertainment, Under the Influence Productions, Augenschein Filmproduktion

Genres: Adventure Drama Thriller

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Synopsis

In 1933 Oregon, 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... See more far he’ll go to see his child again.

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