---
title: 'The Way Back (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gavin O''Connor'
released: '2020-03-06'
runtime_minutes: 108
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-way-back-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8544498/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Way Back (2020)

2020 · R · 108 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Way Back 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.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Ben Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-affleck), [Gavin O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-o-connor), [Jennifer Todd](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-todd), [Mark Ciardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-ciardi), [Gordon Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-gray), [Ravi D. Mehta](https://cinepixo.com/people/ravi-d-mehta)
- **Director:** [Gavin O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-o-connor)
- **Screenplay:** [Gavin O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-o-connor), [Brad Ingelsby](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-ingelsby)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rob Simonsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-simonsen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eduard Grau](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-grau)
- **Editor:** [David Rosenbloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-rosenbloom)

## Cast

- [Hayes MacArthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayes-macarthur)
- [Chris Bruno](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-bruno)
- [Ben Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-affleck)
- [Rachael Carpani](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachael-carpani)
- [Glynn Turman](https://cinepixo.com/people/glynn-turman)
- [Al Madrigal](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-madrigal)
- [Todd Stashwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-stashwick)
- [Will Ropp](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-ropp)
- [Marlene Forte](https://cinepixo.com/people/marlene-forte)
- [Dan Lauria](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-lauria)
- [T. K. Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/t-k-carter)
- [Jeremy Ratchford](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-ratchford)
- [John Aylward](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-aylward)
- [Michaela Watkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/michaela-watkins)
- [Melvin Gregg](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-gregg)

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Official site: https://www.thewayback-movie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-way-back-2020
Film facts: Wikidata (Q58928205); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.