The Way Back

About The Way Back

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.

The Way Back is a 2020 drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor. Ben Affleck appears as Jack Cunningham, Al Madrigal as Dan, Michaela Watkins as Beth, and Janina Gavankar as Angela.

It runs 108 minutes and was released in March 2020. Written by Brad Ingelsby. Production companies include Bron Studios, Mayhem Pictures, and Pearl Street Films.

Members will find alcoholism, widower, change, and addiction recovery in it. It scores 6.6 out of 10 from 1,371 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

A Star Is Born, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and Apocalypto make useful companions to The Way Back, all filed under admiring and dramatic.