2020, drama
107 minutes
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.
Age
14+
Country
United States
Language
English, Italian
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8.0
2020-03-11
The Way Back doesn’t really break any new ground. But it does tread that old ground with aplomb, and features a terrifically grounded, compelling performance from Affleck. Read more
8.0
2020-03-07
The Way Back is an emotional drama bolstered by Affleck's fantastic performance, O'Connor's deft hand, and a well-rounded screenplay. Read more
7.5
Jeremy Lebens of The Daily Rotation
2020-03-05
Gavin O'Connor's The Way Back is a predictable, yet cathartic sports drama that is anchored down by Ben Affleck's powerhouse performance. Affleck steals the show in what otherwise could've been another forgettable comeback story.
7.0
2020-07-08
O'Connor's film has the sort of abrupt denouement that would be perfect if this were the pilot for a TV show, but as a movie it needs a little more room to breathe. Read more
6.7
2020-04-15
Affleck is killing it here. He hasn’t done work like this since Argo. Read more
4.0
2021-01-10
The Way Back brings nothing new and its authors seem satisfied with the overdramatic artifice set to obstruct imagination. Read more
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