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The Rookie

2002·2h 8m·G
DramaSportFamily
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
39,402 votes
Metascore
72
Metacritic

A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.

The Rookie is a 2002 drama sport movie directed by John Lee Hancock, starring Dennis Quaid, JD Evermore, Rachel Griffiths. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 39,402 votes and runs 2h 8m.

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Director
John Lee Hancock
Stars
Dennis Quaid
JD Evermore
Rachel Griffiths
Jay Hernandez
Creators
Mike Rich
Details
2002-03-29
128 min
Movie
G
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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