The Way Back (2020 film)

The Way Back
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGavin O'Connor
Written byBrad Ingelsby
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEduard Grau
Edited byDavid Rosenbloom
Music byRob Simonsen
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$21–25 million[1][2]
Box office$15.5 million[3]

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.

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.

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  3. ^ "The Way Back (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 27, 2020.