The Rookie (2002) - Movie Details

Based on a true story, this is about Texas high school baseball coach Jim Morris, who promises his team that if they make the playoffs he will try out for a Major League team. Surprisingly, he makes the team, becoming the oldest Major League rookie in history. ...

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There is usually only one baseball movie a year, and 2002's is The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid. If For Love of the Game was okay, and Hardball was mediocre-decent, then The Rookie is the best movie to come along since Field of Dreams. If anything, Quaid has taken the reigns over from Kevin Costner, and mightily easy at that. Full movie review »

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