MOVIE · 2013
The Way Way Back
ComedyDrama103 min
Shy 14-year-old Duncan is dragged on a summer vacation with his mother, Toni Collette, her overbearing boyfriend (Steve Carell), and his daughter, and spends most of it feeling stranded on the margins. Liam James is Duncan, an introverted kid who slips away from the adults and finds a different rhythm at Water Wizz, a local water park. There, Owen (Sam Rockwell), the park’s offbeat manager, offers him a job, an ally, and a break from the house’s strained dynamics. Between bike rides, awkward family time, and long summer days, Duncan starts carving out a place for himself.
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