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  2. Jack Cunningham is an alcoholic ironworker who is separated from his wife, Angela. While at Thanksgiving dinner with his family, they express concern about his habits. The next day, Jack receives a call from Father Devine at his former Catholic high school , Bishop Hayes.

  3. Apr 29, 2024 · Phil Knight. Character: In The Way Back, Ben Affleck plays Jack Cunningham. Jack is the lead of the movie who becomes the basketball coach at his alma mater Bishop Hayes. However, despite making meaningful connections with the players, his recovery from alcoholism complicates his new position.

  4. The Way Back: Directed by Gavin O'Connor. With Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins. Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future.

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    • Drama, Sport
    • Gavin O'Connor
    • 2020-03-06
    • The Way Back Isn't Based on A True Story
    • How The Way Back Is Inspired by Ben Affleck's Personal Life
    • How The Way Back's Emotional Inspiration Helped The Movie

    At a glance, The Way Back bears a surprisingly strong resemblance to what many moviegoers would expect to see from a movie based on true events. The movie is marketed on being an uplifting sports drama of a down-on-his-luck everyman coach who becomes a role model for a group of adolescent athletes, while giving them the proper push to whip their fl...

    Where The Way Back most closely parallels real-life is in Jack's alcoholism mirroring Ben Affleck's own public struggles in recent years. The Way Back press tour has seen Affleck himself be very open in this regard, describing the impact alcoholism has made on both his career and his personal life. Affleck has also quite noticeably bounced back in ...

    While The Way Back may not have a true factual basis, it is a true story in a more esoteric sense of the term. For one thing, the movie is a considerably darker story than most sports dramas, and even in comparison to Gavin O'Connor's past work in films like Miracle and Warrior. In many ways, The Way Back is far less concerned with being a basketba...

    • Greg Macarthur
    • Da'vinchi
    • Gavin O'connor
  5. Mar 5, 2020 · In the film, construction worker Jack Cunningham is portrayed as a man who lost it all — a full basketball scholarship to college, a wife, and a chance at a normal, successful life.

    • Gina Vaynshteyn
  6. Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball superstar who suddenly walked away from the game for unknown reasons. Years later, he's now stuck in a meaningless job and struggling with alcoholism...

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  7. Jack Cunningham : You want to know why they're leaving you open? It's because they don't think you can hit the ocean from the beach.