# The Weight (2026)

> A battle-scarred veteran risks an impossible journey through Depression-era Oregon to smuggle gold and rescue his fractured family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7411410

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Padraic McKinley
- Cast: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Sam Hazeldine, George Burgess
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10794054/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, bleak, harrowing, serious movie night, rainy day

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