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The Way Back (titled Finding the Way Back in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 2020 American sports drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Brad Ingelsby. It stars Ben Affleck in the main role, Al Madrigal, Michaela Watkins, and Janina Gavankar, and follows an alcoholic construction worker who is recruited to become head coach ...
Mar 6, 2020 · Ben Affleck stars as Jack Cunningham, a former high school basketball star who returns to coach his alma mater's team. The film explores his struggles with alcoholism and redemption, and features a supporting cast of young actors.
- (53K)
- Drama, Sport
- Gavin O'Connor
- 2020-03-06
Mar 6, 2020 · A film about a former basketball star and alcoholic coach who turns his life around and leads a Catholic high school team to victory. Read Sheila O'Malley's analysis of the director, the actors, the score, and the genre of this redemption story.
Mar 6, 2020 · Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball superstar who suddenly walked away from the game for unknown reasons. Years later, he's now stuck in a meaningless job and struggling with...
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- Gavin O'connor
- R
- Ben Affleck
The Way Back is a 2010 American survival film directed by Peter Weir, from a screenplay by Weir and Keith Clarke. The film is inspired by The Long Walk (1956), the memoir by former Polish prisoner of war Sławomir Rawicz, who claimed to have escaped from a Soviet Gulag and walked 4,000 miles (6,400 km) to freedom in World War II.
A former basketball star and alcoholic coach a struggling team at his alma mater in this sports drama. The film explores his personal struggles, his relationship with his players, and his redemption arc.
Feb 3, 2020 · See Academy Award winner Ben Affleck in #TheWayBack, an inspiring story of redemption from Gavin O’Connor, Director of Warrior and Miracle. Only in theaters, March 6. ...more. One shot for a ...
- 2 min
- 11.8M
- Warner Bros. Pictures
