Set against the stark beauty of the Oregon landscape, The Weight draws on the introspective action cinema of the 1970s like 1972’s Jeremiah Johnson and 1977’s Sorcerer to depict a gritty survivalist scenario.

When Samuel (Ethan Hawke) is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison, Warden Clancy (Russell Crowe) offers a high-stakes proposition: smuggle gold out of a remote mine with a dangerous crew of prisoners and he'll win his freedom. But as the group journeys into the unforgiving wilderness, the real threat isn't the terrain - it's the betrayal and violence festering within their ranks. Surrounded by greed, suspicion, and danger, Samuel must risk everything to reunite with his child.

Reviews
"Hawke has often played characters who were shy, scruffy and slightly unsure of themselves, but here he’s the proactive problem-solver — a classical hero more than capable of carrying the film." –Variety