The Way Back (2020)
Genre: Drama / Sport
Duration: 108 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Stars: Ben Affleck, Janina Gavankar and Al Madrigal
IMDb score:
6,7 (56.399)
Releasedate: 5 March 2020
The Way Back plot
"Every loss is another fight."
Jack Cunningham once led a promising life. In high school, he was a top basketball player with a full scholarship, but let his future slip out of his hands. Years later it goes downhill after an unbearable loss and he struggles with an alcohol addiction. Then he is asked to coach a basketball team at his former high school, which begins to give his life some hope and shine again.
Actors and actresses
Jack Cunningham
Dan
Beth
Angela
Doc
Marcus Parrish
Brandon Durrett
Kenny Dawes
Sam Garcia
Chubbs Hendricks
Reviews & comments
Brabants
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- 2896 messages
- 2154 votes
The Way Back is a film that takes the well-known route and is not surprising in terms of story. Ben Affleck is surprising. He does very well in this film. So good that he keeps you watching the film. I don't often turn off films, but I probably would have done so without his input.
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scorsese
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- 13237 messages
- 11127 votes
Nice film about a man with an alcohol problem who starts coaching a basketball team he once played for. Although the emphasis is more on the main character, this is otherwise a fairly standard sports drama with a predictable progression. Certainly not bad and the film is also entertaining, but it has all been seen before. Ben Affleck is convincing. Just under 3.5 stars.
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mrklm
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- 11629 messages
- 10041 votes
Ben Affleck has a beard and a paunch for his role as Jack Cunningham, once a huge basketball talent who, to everyone's surprise, decided to drop the ball. His relationship with Angela [Janina Gavankar] ended a year ago and since then Jack has been drowning his sorrows at home and in the bar with liters of beer. But then he gets a call from his old school who are urgently looking for a replacement for their recovering basketball coach. Will he do it or won't he? Will he be able to lead the woefully underperforming team to the play-offs? And will he be able to give up his drinking for good? Anyone who thinks they can answer 'yes' to one of these questions may enjoy it a little more, but connoisseurs of the genre have been warned. They might enjoy drawing up an A4 sheet of clichés.
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