The Way Way Back
We've all been there.
We've all been there.
Comedy, Drama
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2013
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Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
Cast:
Details
Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
6 Jun 2013
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$4,600,000
Revenue:
$23,198,652
Awards:
5 wins & 30 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The coming-of-age tale The Way, Way Back is sweet, heartfelt and utterly trite and predictable from beginning to end.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
19 Jul 2013
fresh:
An unexpected yet irresistible cross between Meatballs and The Ice Storm, The Way Way Back just may be the best movie of the summer.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
26 Jul 2013
fresh:
This film's masterstroke is showing everything from Duncan's point of view, without the traditional cloying narration.
– Anna Smith,
Time Out,
27 Aug 2013
fresh:
Nice comedic work from Sam Rockwell and Allison Janney buoys this pleasant but routine coming-of-age drama by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
10 Sep 2013
rotten:
The film has been complacently concocted for likability even as it gives you very little that's real, structured, or spontaneous enough to enjoy.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
6 Jan 2014