The Way Back

The Way Back

Every loss is another fight.

R 2020 · 108 min · ★ 6.6 (1K) · Drama

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.

Directed by Gavin O'Connor · Written by Brad Ingelsby

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