The Way Back

Theatrical - Wide 2020-03-06

Cast Ben Affleck Glynn Turman Melvin Gregg John Aylward T.K. Carter
Directed by Gavin O'Connor
Written by Brad Ingelsby Gavin O'Connor

Box Office Gross: $14,590,514

Running Time: 108 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Pearl Street Films, Mayhem Pictures, Bron Studios

Genres: Drama

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

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.

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