The Way Way Back
The Way Way Back

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- 74/100 based on 154,310 votes
  • Released: 2013
  • Runtime: 103 mins
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  • Studio: OddLot Entertainment
  • Genres: Comedy - Drama

Duncan (Liam James) is not a popular kid and it doesn't look like the summer is going to offer anything better for him. His mother's boyfriend has invited them to his beach house where Duncan is expected to improve his personality and physical appearance, and meet girls. But his would-be step-sister doesn't want anything to do with him and his shy demeanor makes it difficult for him to meet anybody new. When Duncan wanders into the Water Wizz, the local water park, he meets a... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Way Way Back:

Liam James
Steve Carell
Toni Collette
AnnaSophia Robb
Sam Rockwell
Allison Janney

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Duncan (Liam James) is not a popular kid and it doesn't look like the summer is going to offer anything better for him. His mother's boyfriend has invited them to his beach house where Duncan is expected to improve his personality and physical appearance, and meet girls. But his would-be step-sister doesn't want anything to do with him and his shy demeanor makes it difficult for him to meet anybody new. When Duncan wanders into the Water Wizz, the local water park, he meets adult employees who are just having fun. Owen (Sam Rockwell) lets Duncan work with him and their new-found bond will help each other mature and find their place in life. Which for Duncan means standing up to his would-be step-father, having a conversation with the girl next door and being more comfortable with who he is.

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Tampa Bay Times - 10/10 by Steve PersallThe jokes are often double-edged, the performances always spot-on. The Way, Way Back doesn't re-invent the teenage turning point genre, but Faxon and Rash offer a breezy new spin. You'll see more inventive movies this year but few more endearing.
Los Angeles Times - 10/10 by Betsy SharkeyAuthenticity gives the movie its witty, heartwarming, hopeful, sentimental, searing and relatable edge. It is merciless in probing the tender spots of times like these, and tough-guy sweet in patching up the wounds.
Tri-City Herald - 10/10 by Gary WolcottLike its summer cousin, The Kings of Summer, The Way Way Back connects the adult in all of us to the kid we once were. Or at least who some of us were at one time.
The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - 10/10 by Tara ThorneThe Way Way Back has a terrific cast... but for whatever reason just never gels.
Digital Journal - 10/10 by Sarah GopaulWriters/directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash effectively take the reins producing a picture that has the makings of a summer movie classic.
MediaMikes - 10/10 by Michael A. SmithFaxon and Rash are more than competent behind the camera and the film flows smoothly, easily mixing laughter with tears without being heavy handed. I wouldn't be surprised to see it on Oscar's short list next year.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com - 10/10 by Cary DarlingAs with The Descendants, Faxon and Rash ably balance the humorous and the heavy, tipping neither toward the silly nor the mawkish.
Movieline - 10/10 by Pete HammondEasily one of the best movies you will see all year. It's funny and grabs the heart. Sam Rockwell deserves an Oscar nomination.
New York Daily News - 10/10 by Joe NeumaierWith his rapid-fire delivery and big heart, Rockwell makes Owen his version of “M*A*S*H”’s Hawkeye Pierce, but the film’s layers of well-observed truths go deeper than that.
Spirituality and Practice - 10/10 by Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatA feel-good comedy and coming-of-age film where a shy teenager opens to the adventures of life, humor, and self-expression during a summer vacation.

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