2020 Directed by Gavin O'Connor
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.
Ben Affleck Al Madrigal Michaela Watkins Janina Gavankar Glynn Turman Melvin Gregg Brandon Wilson Will Ropp Fernando Luis Vega Charles Lott, Jr. Ben Irving da'Vinchi John Aylward T.K. Carter Rachael Carpani Todd Stashwick Nancy Linehan Charles Dan Lauria Chris Bruno Matthew Glave Jeremy Ratchford Jayne Taini Jeremy Radin Nico David Emelia Golfieri Layla Golfieri Sal Velez Jr. Yeniffer Behrens Eric Tate Show All…
Jennifer Todd Kevin McCormick Mark Ciardi Gordon Gray Gavin O'Connor Brad Ingelsby Aaron L. Gilbert Ravi D. Mehta Jason Cloth Bob Dohrmann Madison Ainley Kaitlyn Taaffe Cronholm
The Has-Been, Torrance, Gavin O'Connor The Way Back, Finding the Way Back, El camino de regreso, 回归之路
Modern Hollywood’s messiest comeback artist is finally ready to show his work on screen, and there isn’t a moment to waste. You can tell from the first minutes of “The Way Back” that construction worker Jack Cunningham is unlike any character Ben Affleck has ever played before — he’s not trying to impress anyone. There’s no twinkle in his eye, no swagger in his step, no “smartest guy in the room” energy to the way he carries himself. He murmurs when he talks, drinks a beer in the shower every morning, and sparks to the salesman at his neighborhood liquor store as if that’s the only stable relationship he still has left in his life.
Swollen and greasy (Affleck has…
The "sad middle-aged drunk" phase of Affleck's career is truly a joy to watch. No one does this better than him.
Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
Metacritic Metascore: 68
IMDB: 7.2
82/100
Release Date: 06 March 2020
Distributor: Warner Bros
Budget: $15M
Worldwide Gross: $14.9M
Jack Cunningham: "I realized then that he didn't love me. He only loved what I could do. So after that, I never picked up a basketball again."
Not to be confused with the Peter Weir 2010 drama with the same title, 'The Way Back' is a very good basketball drama by Gavin O'Connor about a former basketball phenom Jack Cunningham, portrayed terrifically by Ben Affleck, who walked away from the game he loved as a teen forfeiting his prospects and future in the process. He returns to the game 25 years later by accepting a coaching…
was hoping for a bit more detail in the writing here than simply serious, sadboi Bad News Bears but it mostly works and i really do respect that there's no grand gesture to affleck's performance. the impulse towards larger significance must be so tempting but he correctly calibrates himself for a simple beaten, resigned intimacy; a natural expression of self-loathing that eventually bleeds into atonement as he lumbers around in self-imposed hurt and frustration. the sweating, the beard, the way he carries himself through a room, the way he trades between the can and the cigarette with the same hand. it's all there
For my taste this was too much basketball and not enough drinking. But when these movies are as sturdy as this one is, they can be quite the tonic.
✅83%
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Ben Affleck is the kind of guy (in my opinion) that you root for. He’s calm, collected, down to earth (compared to most actors), and he has does some incredible work. After all of his solid performances; The Way Back has (somehow) become his best to date. It may not even be the best movie he has been the centerpiece of, but this character perfectly suites his skillset. This is everything we love and want to see from Ben. His demeanor keeps you concerned, yet his past (and the uncovering of that) reveals the reason why. He also makes a mean High School basketball coach. The passion for the game (coming from…
the way back is the basketball movie for bros with depression & uncut gems is the basketball movie for bros with anxiety
THE WAY BACK might as well be called “Manchester On The Court” for this basketball sports drama features a career-best performance from Ben Affleck that is very much like his brother’s Oscar winning work. Reserved, tortured & deeply personal. Movie is fine but he’s incredible!
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The Way Back is a 2020 American sports drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Brad Ingelsby. It stars Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Michaela Watkins and Janina Gavankar. The story focuses on an alcoholic who becomes head coach of a basketball team.
This is one of my most anticipated movies of the year as it’s a sports movie directed by Gavin O’Connor, his last sports movie “Warrior” was one of my favourite films of last decade.
The Way Back is a very solid mix of addiction drama and sports film, both aspects mix incredibly well and create an emotional aspect of achievement throughout. Ben Affleck's performance is incredible, he emotes the emotional moments phenomenally and…
