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The Way Back (2020) is an American sports drama film directed by Gavin O’Connor and written by Brad Ingelsby. The story follows Jack Cunningham, an alcoholic ironworker who is separated from his wife, Angela. After expressing concern about his habits at Thanksgiving dinner, Jack receives a call from Father Devine at his former Catholic high school, Bishop Hayes. He is asked to coach the basketball team due to the previous coach’s heart attack. Jack meets the assistant coach and algebra teacher Dan, as well as the six varsity players on the team. He discovers ...

Directed by Gavin O’Connor, Warrior (2011) is an American sports action film that follows the story of two estranged brothers, played by Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton. As they prepare to enter a mixed martial arts tournament, they must confront their past and mend their relationship. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, melancholy U.S. Marine Thomas ‘Tommy’ Riordan visits his father Paddy Conlon, who has recently returned to his Catholic faith after struggling with alcoholism. During Tommy’s childhood, he had ...