The Way Back (2020 film)
2020 American sports-drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Way Back (titled Finding the Way Back in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 2020 American sports drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Brad Ingelsby. It stars Ben Affleck in the main role, Al Madrigal, Michaela Watkins, and Janina Gavankar, and follows an alcoholic construction worker who is recruited to become head coach of the basketball team at the high school where he was a star.
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Directed by | Gavin O'Connor |
Written by | Brad Ingelsby |
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Cinematography | Eduard Grau |
Edited by | David Rosenbloom |
Music by | Rob Simonsen |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $21–25 million[1][2] |
Box office | $15.5 million[3] |
The film was theatrically released in the United States on March 6, 2020, by Warner Bros. Pictures. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic causing cinemas across the globe to close, Warner Bros. made the film available to own digitally on March 24, 2020. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with Affleck's performance receiving praise. However, the film suffered at the box office due to COVID-19 because it was only in theaters for two weeks.