Fresh
This "love me daddy" baseball pic that earns points for spending less than 5 percent of its time on the diamond and refusing to end in open competition...so far as the playing field is concerned.
Scott Marks, San Diego Reader
The Phenom
Hopper Gibson throws one hundred miles per hour. Now he needs to stop thinking.
2016 · 1h 28m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Noah Buschel
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's Hawke who gives the film its dramatic urgency.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
Not everything here works... But it's an interesting, great-looking film, and Simmons is just dynamite in it.
Linda Holmes, NPR
Fresh
A welcome surprise for sports cinema, "The Phenom" handles itself like Robert Redford's "Ordinary People" when exploring the psychology of a Lebron James or Johnny Manziel-like sports sensation.
Nick Allen, RogerEbert.com
Fresh
Instead of big fireworks, "The Phenom" offers low-key character moments. It's a small film with a lot of insight.
Adam Graham, Detroit News
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