7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Way Back (2020)
The Way Back (2020)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on the apolitical themes of addiction, grief, and personal redemption, emphasizing both individual responsibility and the importance of community support without promoting a specific political ideology.
The movie features a white male protagonist in a traditional lead role, with visible diversity present in the supporting cast, particularly among the basketball team and some family members. The narrative focuses on the protagonist's personal journey of redemption, without critically portraying traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the story.
Secondary
The film portrays the Catholic high school and its staff as a supportive and redemptive environment. It offers the struggling protagonist a second chance, providing a positive framework for his personal growth and recovery.
The film 'The Way Back' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the protagonist's struggle with alcoholism, grief, and his journey of redemption through coaching a high school basketball team, with no elements related to queer identity.
The film 'The Way Back' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on the protagonist's battle with addiction and his coaching career, thus rendering the criteria for transsexual portrayal as not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Way Back (2020) is an original film with characters created specifically for this story. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender could have been altered.
The Way Back (2020) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical character baselines from which a race swap could occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.6
Critic Ratings
8.5
6.6
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