The Way Back
Every loss is another fight.
Overview
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.
- Budget
- $23,000,000
- Revenue
- $14,590,514
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Pearl Street Films, Mayhem Pictures, Bron Studios
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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
Ben Irving
Bobby Freeze
Da'Vinchi
Devon Childress
John Aylward
Father Edward Devine
T.K. Carter
Russ
Rachael Carpani
Diane
Todd Stashwick
Kurt
Nancy Linehan Charles
Anne
Dan Lauria
Gerry Norris
Chris Bruno
Sal
Matthew Glave
Coach Lombardo
Jeremy Ratchford
Matty (Bartender)
Crew
- Director
- Gavin O'Connor
- Writers
- Brad Ingelsby
- Cinematography
- Eduard Grau
- Composer
- Rob Simonsen
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Manuel São Bento
March 31, 2020
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 underdog situation, and he ultimately overcomes whatever challenge is thrown at him, including his addicti…
tmdb28039023
August 28, 2022
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 who reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater. How do we know he's an alcoholic? Well,…