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Movie Info & Cast

Synopsis

Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) once had a life filled with promise. In high school, he was a basketball phenom with a full university scholarship, when suddenly, for reasons unknown, he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Now years later, Jack is spiraling down, triggered by an unspeakable loss, and drowning in the alcoholism that cost him his marriage and any hope for a better life. When he is asked to coach the basketball team at his alma mater, which has fallen far since his glory days, he reluctantly accepts, surprising no one more than himself. As the boys start to come together as a team and win, Jack may have finally found a reason to confront the demons that have derailed him. But will it be enough to fill the void, heal the deep wounds of his past, and set him on the road to redemption?

Cast

  • Ben Affleck
  • Al Madrigal
  • Janina Gavankar
  • Jeremy Radin
  • Brandon Wilson
  • Melvin Gregg
  • Michaela Watkins
  • Will Ropp
  • T.K. Carter
  • Glynn Turman

Atom User Reviews

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Verified Review

We enjoyed this movie, credit to Ben Affleck for taking on a role that must have hit close to home for him. Glad to see him doing better.

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Bob F
Verified Review

Did not like the ending...

AB
Amanda B

Metacritic

90
Mar 5, 2020

Muscularly directed by Gavin O’Connor, whose facility with emotional dramas with sports connections goes as far back as 2004’s Miracle, The Way Back is elevated and transformed by one of Ben Affleck’s strongest and most convincing performances.

Metacritic review by Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
67
Mar 5, 2020

Let it be known that The Way Back – in which Ben Affleck plays a drunk who once walked away from basketball glory and is offered a chance at redemption when his old coach has a heart attack – is possibly the most melancholy sports movie ever made.

Jim Slotek
Original-Cin