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.

Cast

Ben Affleck

as Jack Cunningham

Al Madrigal

as Dan

Michaela Watkins

as Beth

Janina Gavankar

as Angela

Glynn Turman

as Doc

Melvin Gregg

as Marcus Parrish

Brandon Wilson

as Brandon Durrett

Will Ropp

as Kenny Dawes

Fernando Luis Vega

as Sam Garcia

Charles Lott, Jr.

as Chubbs Hendricks

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com I’m not the greatest fan of inspirational sports dramas, but I also never disliked one. They all follow this storytelling formula that everyone recognizes, but it’s always successful. The protagonist...

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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 play...

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