‘The Short Game’: As Golf Movies Go, This One Is Pretty Subpar

The unaffected performance of an autistic actor makes this ideal for family viewing.

Jeremy (Ben Krieger, L) and his autistic brother Ethan (Owen Himfar), in "The Short Game." Abramorama

PG | 1h 36m | Drama, Sports, Family | 2025

Not to be confused with the 2013 junior golf documentary of the same name, “The Short Game,” on the surface, is a story about competitive high school golfers. As with most sports movies, this one comes with deeper, meaning-of-life underpinnings, such as the value of friends and family and sportsmanship (both good and bad).