Movie
The Weight
2026 • R
When Samuel is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison, Warden Clancy offers him a high-stakes proposition: smuggle gold out of a remote mine with a dangerous crew of prisoners and he’ll win his freedom.
Content advisory
LGBTQ+ Characters/Relationships
Unrated
Language
heavy — Strong language is used, including frequent use of the word 'fuck' and milder terms such as 'shit', 'bullshit', 'asshole', 'damn', and 'hell'. There are at least 15 strong profanities and 39 total profane words in dialogue.
Mature Themes
moderate — The film portrays serious themes including children in distress and characters reacting to the death of loved ones. Racist and discriminatory attitudes are expressed by some characters.
Scary/Intense Content
moderate — The film contains scenes of intense peril including knife and gun threats, a near-drowning sequence, and a vehicle chase crash. Characters experience distress and danger, contributing to sustained tension.
Sexual Content & Nudity
mild — There are undetailed sex references and innuendo but no explicit sexual activity or nudity shown. A man makes threatening comments to a woman with implied offscreen sexual threat.
Substance Use
none — No substance use such as alcohol, smoking, or drugs is reported in the source material.
Violence & Gore
heavy — The film shows scenes of physical violence including punches, strangulation, shootings, stabbings, and repeated blows to the head with an improvised weapon. Gunfights with blood spurts and a suffocation scene are depicted. There are sequences featuring knife and gun threats, a near-drowning incident, and a vehicle chase crash. Characters are shown with visible blood and bruises, and there is a medical procedure revealing a limb deformity.