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.
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The Rookie

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The Rookie
Movie Info
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Director -
John Lee Hancock -
Producer -
Mark Ciardi , Gordon Gray , Mark Johnson -
Screenwriter -
Mike Rich -
Distributor -
Walt Disney Pictures -
Production Co -
98 MPH Productions , Walt Disney Pictures -
Rating -
G -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 29, 2002, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 8, 2016 -
Runtime -
2h 7m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)