The Way Back (2020)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.1

Overview

Back in high school, Jack Cunningham had everything going for him. A basketball phenom, he could have punched his ticket to college or even the pros, but, instead, he chose to walk away from the game, forfeiting his futu...

Starring Cast

Ben Affleck • Al Madrigal • Janina Gavankar

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

Overview

Starring Cast

Ben Affleck • Al Madrigal • Janina Gavankar

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

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.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

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

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

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.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

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.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

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.