Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez
A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.
DVD Release Date: August 27, 2002
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Stats: 1,732 reviews
Flixster Reviews (1,732)
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April 26, 2009This is so awesome, what an inspiring story, never let go of your dreams...ever! I totally forgot what a great story and movie this is. Love Dennis Quaid as Jim Morris. This has got to be one of my all time fav Baseball movies. It still made me cry this time around...
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August 11, 2007Walt Disney's "The Rookie" is based on the story of Jim Morris, a former minor league picher who made one of the most amazing comebacks in sports history, ending an almost 10 year retirement and making his Major League debut in 1999 at the age of 35.
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November 10, 2009Based on a true story...this movie is loveable, but predictable.
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October 14, 2009Fluffy family stuff, cute story. Even Disneyfied, the final act is incredibly powerful.
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August 14, 2009Dennis Quaid has made a number of movies I really like, like Frequency, Enemy Mine, and Dragonheart. So, even though it's baseball (bleh) I would def. watch it.
Critic Reviews
April 10, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
March 29, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It's an observant and worthwhile film that, for most of its running time, is a persuasive anatomy of middle-aged disappointment. full review
March 29, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The idea is sentimental, but Quaid dries all the sappiness out of it. full review
March 29, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue, just because it seems obligatory. full review
March 28, 2002
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
It's hard not to get caught up in this improbable but true follow-your-dream tale. full review
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