Ethan Hawke stars in "The Weight," a historical drama set in 1933 Oregon, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and opens in U.S. theaters on September 18, 2026. The film is not currently streaming on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video; it will be available for digital purchase and rental around late October 2026 based on past Vertical Entertainment releases, though exact dates are not yet confirmed.
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Ethan Hawke's new historical drama "The Weight" premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and will open in select U.S. theaters on September 18, 2026. Directed by Padraic McKinley with a screenplay by Matthew Booi and Shelby Gaines, the film stars Hawke as Samuel Murphy, an imprisoned man who agrees to smuggle gold through the wilderness for early release. The cast includes Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Lucas Lynggaad Tonnesen, George Burgess, Cameron Brady, Avy Berry, Alec Newman, and Sam Hazeldine. Vertical, a distribution company, will handle its U.S. release. While the film is not a Netflix original, it will eventually be available for purchase on Amazon Prime Video but won't stream freely there anytime soon.
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Ethan Hawke is the boy who has to carrying that weight, carry that weight, a long time, in his new historical drama, The Weight, which opens in movie theaters nationwide this weekend.
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Directed by Padraic McKinley, with a screenplay written by Matthew Booi and Shelby Gaines, The Weight first premiered in January at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it was met with largely positive reviews.
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Set in 1933 Oregon, The Weight stars Hawke as Samuel Murphy, who is ripped away from his daughter when he is imprisoned and sent to a labor camp, where he is worked to the bone.
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When one of the wardens offers Samuel an early release in exchange for smuggling gold through the wilderness, he accepts.
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The Weight cast also includes Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Lucas Lynggaad Tonnesen, George Burgess, Cameron Brady, Avy Berry, Alec Newman, and Sam Hazeldine.
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The streets are saying Ethan Hawke gives a performance of a lifetime, so if you’re a fan of Hawke’s work, you don’t want to miss this one.
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The Weight is surely best enjoyed on the big screen, but if you’d rather wait to watch the movie at home, then read on to find out when and where we expect to see The Weight movie streaming online.
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For now, The Weight will only be available to watch in a movie theater, when it opens in select theaters in the U.S. on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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You can find a showing at a movie theater near you via Fandango.
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The Weight is not yet available to watch online or on streaming in the U.S.
Is The Weight movie streaming on Netflix or Prime Video?
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The Weight is not streaming on Netflix or Prime Video right now.
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While it’s possible The Weight may stream on Netflix someday, it won’t be until after the theatrical run and digital release of the movie.
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The Weight is not a Netflix original—it’s a small, independent film being distributed by Vertical in the U.S.
You will be able to purchase The Weight on Prime Video eventually, when the movie becomes available to buy and rent on digital, but you will not be able to stream The Weight for free on Prime Video any time soon, because it is not a Prime original movie.
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If you want to watch the The Weight movie at home, you’ll have to wait for the film to be available to buy or rent on digital platforms.
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The Weight (2026) digital release date has not yet been announced.
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However, we can make an educated guess as to when we might see The Weight on video-on-demand, based on the digital release of previous films from this studio, Vertical.
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Another Vertical movie, Dracula (2026), was released digital platforms about one month after opening in theaters.
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If The Weight follows a similar pattern, you might see the The Weight movie on digital around late October 2026.
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Digital releases vary by title.
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If you want to see The Weight right away, you can catch the movie in a U.S. theater.
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