The Way Way Back

About The Way Way Back

Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.

The Way Way Back is a 2013 comedy film directed by Jim Rash and Nat Faxon. At 103 minutes long, it arrived in June 2013.

Its themes are beach, neighbor, teenage boy, and summer.

Liam James takes the lead as Duncan, Steve Carell as Trent Ramsey, Toni Collette as Pam, and AnnaSophia Robb as Susanna Thompson. The screenplay is by Jim Rash and Nat Faxon. In the United States it streams on Cinemax Amazon Channel and Cinemax Apple TV channel.

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno, Call Me by Your Name, and Flipped make useful companions to The Way Way Back, all filed under friendship. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 2,027 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.