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The Way Back

Name: The Way Back
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-03-05
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.627

★ 6,6 /10 (1,347 Votes)

2020 EN 108 min

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.

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Release date

05/03/2020

Votes

1,347

Popularity

5.5

Every loss is another fight.

Genres

Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

108 min

Budget

$23,000,000

Revenue

$14,590,514

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

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Charles Lott, Jr.

Chubbs Hendricks

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)

Jayne Taini

Susan Norris

Jeremy Radin

Father Mark Whelan

Nico David

Ryan

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Emelia Golfieri

Sarah

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Layla Golfieri

Sarah

Sal Velez Jr.

Miguel

Yeniffer Behrens

Sofia

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Eric Tate

Sully - Ref #2

Christine Horn

Doctor

Josh Latzer

Construction Worker #1

Manny Streetz

Construction Worker #2

Justice Alan

David

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Jay Abdo

Liquor Store Owner

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Joshua Hubbard

Lead Referee

James P. Harkins

Burly Man

Mike G.

Employee

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April Adams

Betty

Chieko Hidaka

Haley

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Bronwen O'Connor

Student

Charlotte Evelyn Williams

Student

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Kayla Díaz

Student

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Doc Jacobs

Trinity Coach

Marlene Forte

Gale

Shay Roundtree

Ken

Chad Mountain

Pat

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Sandy Fletcher

Summit Coach

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Noah Ballou

Opposing Coach

Cynthia Rose Hall

Female Friend - Nancy

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Calvin Barber

Referee

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Dino Lauro

Fish Scale Operator

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Roman Mathis

Bishop Bench Player

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Herbert Morales

Bishop Bench Player

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Mateo Ortiz

Bishop Bench Player

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Tyler O'Malley

Bishop Bench Player

Tom Archdeacon

Ethan (uncredited)

Brian Nuesi

Basketball Player 7 (uncredited)

Edelyn Okano

Denise (uncredited)

Carly Schneider

Cheerleader (uncredited)

Caleb Thomas

Mike Ball Boy (uncredited)

Hayes MacArthur

Eric (uncredited)

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Alexander Tassopoulos

Basketball Player

Mason Blomberg

Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)

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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, drinking beer in the shower is certainly not a good sign (and there are many others), but it’s most…

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