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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 ...
Mar 6, 2020 · Ben Affleck stars as a former basketball star who becomes an alcoholic and a coach of a high school team. The movie explores his struggles with loss, addiction and redemption in a bleak but uplifting story.
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- Drama, Sport
- Gavin O'Connor
- 2020-03-06
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.
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.
The Way Back is a drama about a former basketball star who becomes the coach of his old high school team. Critics praise Ben Affleck's performance, but the film has mixed reviews and a low rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Gavin O'connor
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- Ben Affleck
Jan 21, 2011 · A movie based on a memoir of a Polish soldier who walked 4000 miles to India from a Soviet prison in 1940. Follow the adventures and hardships of a diverse group of prisoners and a teenage girl who join them on their journey.
A former basketball star and alcoholic coach a struggling team at his alma mater in this sports drama. The film explores his personal and professional struggles, as well as his redemption and reconciliation with his family and past.
