The Way Back

“Every loss is another fight.”

6.6(1,301)20201h 48m

Drama

A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.

Director

Gavin O'Connor

Budget

$23.0M

Revenue

$14.6M

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Cast

Ben Affleck

Jack Cunningham

Al Madrigal

Dan

Michaela Watkins

Beth

Janina Gavankar

Angela

Glynn Turman

Doc

Melvin Gregg

Marcus Parrish

Brandon Wilson

Brandon Durrett

Will Ropp

Kenny Dawes

Fernando Luis Vega

Sam Garcia

Charles Lott, Jr.

Chubbs Hendricks

Ben Irving

Bobby Freeze

Da'Vinchi

Devon Childress

Reviews

2 reviews

msbreviews

6y ago

7.0

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com I’m not the greatest fan of inspirational sports dramas, but I also never disliked one. They all follow this storytelling formula that everyone recognizes, but it’s always successful. The protagonist is a miserable human being due to some tragic past. He gets another shot at life, usually an underd...

tmdb28039023

3y ago

7.0

The Way Back (2020) is a return to form for Ben Affleck following an aimless second half of the previous decade – specifically his ill-advised stint in the DC Universe. In this drama directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Brad Ingelsby (co-writer of the excellent Out of the Furnace), Affleck plays Jack Cunningham, a former high school star basketball player turned alcoholic construction worker ...