The Phenom (2016) on Netflix
A rookie pitcher for a major league club, Hopper Gibson cannot throw strikes. Sent down to the minors, he begins sessions with Dr. Mobley, a sports psychologist.
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Plot summary
Hopper Gibson is a rookie pitcher in the major leagues, and a talented one. He loses control of his pitches, and the club sends him down to the minor leagues. There he begins sessions with Dr. Mobley, an unorthodox sports psychologist. Hopper's father, Hopper Senior, is overbearing and treated his son abusively, and the sessions bring hidden conflicts between them to light.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Phenom (2016)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Ethan Hawke once thought about acting in Noah Buschel's second film, Neal Cassady, from 2007, and afterward the two grew friendly.
