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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 of the basketball team at the high school where he ...
- $21–25 million
- Rob Simonsen
- March 6, 2020
Mar 6, 2020 · Ben Affleck stars as Jack Cunningham, a former basketball star who returns to coach his alma mater's team. The film explores his struggles with alcoholism, redemption and the sport he loves.
- Gavin O'connor
- 367
- 2 min
Mar 6, 2020 · The Way Back is a 2020 movie starring Ben Affleck as a former basketball star who becomes the coach of his old high school team. The film explores his struggles with alcoholism, redemption, and legacy.
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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.
- $30 million
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.
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.
