The Way Way Back official wallpaper
The Way Way Back poster

The Way Way Back

  • 7.4 /10

  • 1760

  • 84%

Plot

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

Liam James as Duncan
Liam James

as Duncan

Steve Carell as Trent Ramsey
Steve Carell

as Trent Ramsey

Toni Collette as Pam
AnnaSophia Robb as Susanna Thompson
AnnaSophia Robb

as Susanna Thompson

Sam Rockwell as Owen
Sam Rockwell

as Owen

Allison Janney as Betty Thompson
Allison Janney

as Betty Thompson

Maya Rudolph as Caitlyn
Maya Rudolph

as Caitlyn

Amanda Peet as Joan
Amanda Peet

as Joan

Rob Corddry as Kip
Rob Corddry

as Kip

Nat Faxon as Roddy
Nat Faxon

as Roddy

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • June 6, 2013

Production Companies

  • Sycamore Pictures

  • OddLot Entertainment

  • The Walsh Company

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $4,600,000.00

Revenue

  • $23,198,652.00

Runtime

  • 1.72 hrs

Links

Gallery

Reviews

_**A boy coming-of-age near Cape Cod and more**_ A 14 year-old boy (Liam James) struggles to fit-in with the family & friends of his mother’s new beau (Steve Carell) as they partake of a vacation at his beach house in the Cape Cod area. The teen finds a quasi-mentor (Sam Rockwell) at a water park while developing a friendship with the cute neighbor girl (AnnaSophia Robb). Toni Collette plays…

"Duncan" (Liam James) is a typical fourteen year old boy. He keeps himself to himself, and isn't greatly looking forward to his family holiday with mother and her boyfriend and his older teenage daughter. Determined to get away from this domestic bliss, he heads to the "Wizz" water park where he strikes up a friendship with one of the animal keepers "Owen" (Sam Rockwell). The latter sees somethin…