The Phenom

IMDb link: 3885524
IMDb rating: 5.2 (2,496 votes)
Genres: Drama, Sport
Director: Ethan Hawke, Noah Buschel
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Johnny Simmons and others

Release date: 24 Jun 2016
Release year: 2016
Runtime: 88 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: baseball pitcher, therapy, psychologist, therapy session, psychotherapy, reference to sandy koufax, reference to nolan ryan, reference to walter the big train johnson, reporter, reference to offspring of george steinbrenner

Plot:

A Major League rookie pitcher loses control over his pitching and is sent down to the minor leagues, where he begins sessions with an unorthodox sports psychologist. In the process, hidden conflicts with his overbearing father are brought to light.

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