duncan’s summer at water wizz will always be one of my favorite coming-of-age stories 🥹 🌊 Plot: The Way, Way Back (2013) follows 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James), an awkward and introverted teenager who reluctantly spends the summer at a beach house with his mother Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend Trent (Steve Carell), and Trent’s daughter Steph (Zoe Levin). Feeling uncomfortable and increasingly isolated from the adults around him, Duncan secretly begins spending his days at the nearby Water Wizz water park, where he forms an unexpected friendship with its carefree manager, Owen (Sam Rockwell). Surrounded by Owen and the park’s eccentric employees, Duncan finally finds a place where he feels accepted and gradually gains the confidence to stand up for himself. Along the way, he also grows closer to his neighbor Susanna (AnnaSophia Robb). The Way, Way Back is a heartfelt coming-of-age story about self-worth, friendship, family, and finding the people who make you feel lik...