The Way Back (2020)

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Every loss is another fight.

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.

• Released: 2020-03-05
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 48m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 1,359 votes

Directed by Gavin O'Connor.

Top 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

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Where to watch The Way Back

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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