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- 1993
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 43 m
- 1993
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 43 m
Summary When an accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm, he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Directed By: Daniel Stern
Written By: Sam Harper
- 1993
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 43 m
- 1993
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 43 m
Rookie of the Year
53
7.5
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Summary When an accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm, he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Directed By: Daniel Stern
Written By: Sam Harper
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
53
27% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
60% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
53
27% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
60% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Aimed squarely at little leaguers and their doting parents, Rookie of the Year is a modest fantasy that makes its comic fable appealing despite sporadic slapstick missteps.
The movie has a charming mix of sensible, earthbound characters and silly, over-the-top caricatures.
A warm, comic "what if" yarn, it's rife with humor and sentimentality but is just one run away from the game-winning score.
This is one of the silliest plots since Disney cast Gus the mule as the star place-kicker for a hapless football team. Although it sounds like a whimsical throwback to Gus and another classic of the genre, The Absent Minded Professor, Rookie of the Year fails to connect. [09 Jul 1993, p.G4]
Rookie isn’t a bad movie. It’s also not good.
Rookie of the Year is a wholly benevolent but banal baseball fantasy aimed at Little Leaguers with dreams of reaching big-time fields.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
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Awards
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
