The Phenom (2016)
Major-league rookie pitcher Hopper Gibson has lost his focus. After choking on the mound, he’s sent down to the minors and prescribed sessions with an unorthodox sports therapist, who pushes him to uncover the origins of his anxiety.
The Phenom (2016)
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Released Year: 2016
Runtime: 88 minutes
Directors: Noah Buschel
Writers: Noah Buschel
Casts: Frank Wood, Paul Giamatti, Marin Ireland, Johnny Simmons, Ethan Hawke, Yul Vazquez, Elizabeth Marvel, Louisa Krause, Paul Adelstein, John Ventimiglia, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Alison Elliott
IMDB: The Phenom (2016)
Storyline
Major-league rookie pitcher Hopper Gibson has lost his focus. After choking on the mound, he’s sent down to the minors and prescribed sessions with an unorthodox sports therapist, who pushes him to uncover the origins of his anxiety.
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Reviews
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Village Voice -
The Phenom unfolds as a series of quiet, incisive conversations that showcase subtle, insightful performances.
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The Playlist -
The picture’s strength is in its honesty.
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Movie Nation -
A sensitive, unconventional baseball tale rendered in the muted tones of dread, a young player’s fear of letting everyone down.
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Slant Magazine -
Noah Buschel shows that formula can be repurposed to serve empathetic ends without losing its self-actualizing appeal.
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The Film Stage -
Inventiveness, creativity, and complete disregard for mainstream sensibilities are what make the director so captivating.
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Major-league rookie pitcher Hopper Gibson has lost his focus. After choking on the mound, he’s sent down to the minors and prescribed sessions with an unorthodox sports therapist, who pushes him to uncover the origins of his anxiety.
Major-league rookie pitcher Hopper Gibson has lost his focus. After choking on the mound, he’s sent down to the minors and prescribed sessions with an unorthodox sports therapist, who pushes him to uncover the origins of his anxiety.
Major-league rookie pitcher Hopper Gibson has lost his focus. After choking on the mound, he’s sent down to the minors and prescribed sessions with an unorthodox sports therapist, who pushes him to uncover the origins of his anxiety.