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Name: The Rookie
Released: 2002-3-29
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Brian Cox

The Rookie

G
2h 8m
2002

84%

age 7+

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High school coach Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) thought his dream was over. He'd had his shot playing baseball, blew out his shoulder, and retired without ever reaching the big leagues. Then, in 1999, he made a bet with his perpetually losing team: If they won the district championship, Morris -- who threw a 98 mph fastball -- would try out for the majors. The team went from worst to first, and Jim was soon on the road to becoming the oldest rookie in the major leagues!

Director:

John Hancock

Producer:

Gordon Gray, Mark Ciardi, Mark Johnson

Writer:

Mike Rich

Cast:

Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Brian Cox

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

84%

Critics Consensus: A heart-warming sports flick, The Rookie greatly benefits from understated direction and the emotional honesty Dennis Quaid brings to the role of Jim Morris.

Reviews

TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

Welcome back to the cinematic big leagues, Dennis Quaid, we've missed you!

Fathers and sons and baseball. There's no combination like it. The Rookie -- it's a swing -- it's a hit -- it's going, going, gone!!! A grand slam home run.

At two-plus hours, The Rookie is a good 20 minutes too long, but for father-son teams waiting eagerly for the umpire's "Play ball!", it's an uplifting season opener.

Morris ultimately lasted two partial seasons in the majors, and the film's rendering of his minor-league struggle is so enjoyable you want to see more of that and less of the everyday life preceding it.

Though Hancock traffics in a lot of bogus small-town sentiment, The Rookie exhibits a refreshingly honest understanding of baseball as a job, with long road trips away from home and a workmanlike routine.

August 15, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 7+

Common Sense Says

Sweet, engaging true story more appealing to tweens and up.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that although The Rookie is rated G, it will not be of much interest to younger kids, since it deals primarily with an adult's pursuit of his career goals. Some kids might be upset by the scenes of Morris with his father, who is cold and unsympathetic, or by the financial problems faced by the family. There are references to divorce and remarriage. "Hell" and "damn" are said. Adults drink casually after games. A few scenes take place in bars where the players toast with beer. A married couple shares a bottle of wine. No one gets drunk.