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Ethan Hawke leads Depression-era prisoners in The Weight

Original: Just seen The Weight (2026), a viscerally tense film in which Ethan Hawke leads a group of fellow prisoners on a forest

The Weight (2026), a tense drama starring Ethan Hawke, follows a group of prisoners sent on a forest journey to deliver sacks of gold during the Depression. Early viewers are calling it a viscerally tense but old-fashioned film, with at least one audience member praising it as a solid, unexpectedly good watch.

Why now: The film is newly in release and early viewers are sharing positive first reactions.

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• Just seen The Weight (2026), a viscerally tense film in which Ethan Hawke leads a group of fellow prisoners on a forest jour et to deliver sacks of gold during the Depression. I knew nothing about it when I bought my ticket but it was a pretty good old-fashioned film. # Films #… · arratoon@beige.party · 1

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