The Rookie

Name: The Rookie
Director: John Lee Hancock
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 2002-03-25
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 6.811
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Beth Grant, Angus T. Jones

6.8

Moderate

2002•2h 7m

Drama Family

Directed by

Overview

Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.

MovieMagicScore Overview

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The Rookie (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock, is an uplifting drama with strong family appeal, drawn from the world of baseball. A married high-school chemistry teacher and coach, whose own pitching dreams ended years earlier, strikes a bet with his struggling team and finds his unexpectedly powerful arm reopening a path to the major leagues. The tone is warm and inspirational, emphasizing perseverance over flashy spectacle. Themes of second chances, dreams deferred, and the courage to try again give it heart. With a MagicMovieScore of 6.8, it's a feel-good choice for fans of sports stories and wholesome, hope-filled family viewing.

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