The Rookie

Summary: A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.

Release Date: March 29, 2002

Genres: Drama, Family, Sport

Director: John Lee Hancock

Writer: Mike Rich

Runtime: 2 h 07 min

MPAA: G

Production: 98 MPH Productions, Gran Via, Walt Disney Pictures

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Disney+

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 22,000,000

Domestic: $ 75,600,072

International: $ 5,093,465

Box office:

Budget:$22MDomestic:$75.6MInternational:$5.1MWorldwide:$80.7M

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based on true story

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The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this -14% lower than the critics.

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The Metacritic audience rated this 5% higher than the critics.

Metacritic Meta:

72/100

Metacritic User:

77/100

11%35%

11% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

35% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White64.71%Asian11.76%Latino11.76%Black5.88%Mixed / Other5.88%

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Message4/5
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Sex1/5
Language2/5
Consumerism2/5
Drugs2/5

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Race	White	Latino	Asian	Black	Mixed / Other	Total	Visuals	Info
Kairos	6		2	1		9		A third party facial recognition software company we used to maintain objectivity. Upload images to the facial recognition demo page to check the veracity of our data set. Or use their API and do a bulk peer review if you'd like. Source: https://www.kairos.com/demos
Ethnic	6	1			1	8		This is the most reliable data source for accurate ethnic breakdowns of famous people. Often the information is crowdsourced by users and they cite all their sources (family trees, obituaries, census archives, etc.) on the bottom of the page. The only issue is converting their ambiguous and inconsistent verdicts into quantifiable variables. Source: https://ethnicelebs.com/
Forebears		1		1		2
Total	12	2	2	2	1	19
Cast Percentages	63.16%	10.53%	10.53%	10.53%	5.26%	100%	{"name":"Cast Percentages","series":[{"name":"White","y":63.16,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":10.53,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":10.53,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":10.53,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.26,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}
U.S. Population (2000) Percentage	69.1%	12.5%	4.23%	12.3%	3.96%		{"name":"U.S. Population (2000)","series":[{"name":"White","y":69.1,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Arab","y":0.42,"color":"#DF5353"},{"name":"Asian","y":4.23,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":12.3,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":0.6,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Indigenous","y":0.9,"color":"#aaeeee"},{"name":"Latino","y":12.5,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":3.96,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Jewish","y":1.85,"color":"#ff0066"}],"prefix":""}	Source: US Census (Note: Racial and ethnic categories overlap so the sum will not equal 100%.)
U.S. Population (2000) Representation	-5.94	-1.97	+6.3	-1.77	+1.3		{"name":"U.S. Population (2000)","series":[["White",69.1],["Latino",12.5],["Asian",4.23],["Black",12.3],["Mixed \/ Other",3.96]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":63.16,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Latino","y":10.53,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Asian","y":10.53,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":10.53,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.26,"color":"#55BF3B"}]}
U.S. Buying Power (2000) Percentage	81.25%	6.26%	3.5%	7.72%	0.76%		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2000)","series":[{"name":"White","y":6413300000000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":276400000000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":609100000000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":40300000000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":494000000000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":60300000000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: Selig Center, University of Georgia
U.S. Buying Power (2000) Representation	-18.09	+4.27	+7.03	+2.81	+4.5		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2000)","series":[["White",81.25],["Latino",6.26],["Asian",3.5],["Black",7.72],["Mixed \/ Other",0.76]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":63.16,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Latino","y":10.53,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Asian","y":10.53,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":10.53,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.26,"color":"#55BF3B"}]}
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Percentage	75.87%	6.17%	5.15%	9.09%	3.01%		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":12379223097685,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":840599779788,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1483520178109,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":115688369276,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1006688175500,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":490838834659,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: IPUMS-CPS, University of Minnesota
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Representation	-12.71	+4.36	+5.38	+1.44	+2.25		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[["White",75.87],["Latino",6.17],["Asian",5.15],["Black",9.09],["Mixed \/ Other",3.01]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":63.16,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Latino","y":10.53,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Asian","y":10.53,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":10.53,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.26,"color":"#55BF3B"}]}
World population (2002) Percentage	16.19%	5.71%	33.93%	11.64%	1.87%		{"name":"World population (2002) ","series":[{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":11666992036,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":35696748136,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":8526105205,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"White","y":101163632675,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":72726073172,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":212026003574,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":48323392485,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":132596647598,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":2119021178,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World population (2002) Representation	+46.97	+4.82	-23.4	-1.11	+3.39		{"name":"World population (2002) ","series":[["White",16.19],["Latino",5.71],["Asian",33.93],["Black",11.64],["Mixed \/ Other",1.87]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":63.16,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Latino","y":10.53,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Asian","y":10.53,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":10.53,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.26,"color":"#55BF3B"}]}
World Buying Power Percentage	36.48%	9.35%	29.46%	6.38%	1.81%		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[{"name":"White","y":3010602822170000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":771525888400000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":91700962050000,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":526264226360000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":174285727610000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":148984454560000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":526400066100000,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":2431392083750000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":572687873900000,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World Buying Power Representation	+26.68	+1.18	-18.93	+4.15	+3.45		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[["White",36.48],["Latino",9.35],["Asian",29.46],["Black",6.38],["Mixed \/ Other",1.81]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":63.16,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Latino","y":10.53,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Asian","y":10.53,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":10.53,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.26,"color":"#55BF3B"}]}
Notes		Many Latinos check "White" or "Other" on the Census. So this overlaps with "Mixed" race and "White." Also, when there was a discrepancy with the percentage listed on the Wikipedia table and our calculated numbers, the Wiki table's numbers were used. Likewise, when the population total was missing from the Census pdf, the estimate was calculated using the percentage from the Wiki table. NOTE: It turns out that the reason America doesn't have a separate "Latino" race is because the League of Latin American Citizens protested against discrimination towards Mexicans and got themselves to legally be considered "White." Check the research links in our Google Doc for more info.	The US Census considers Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Indian, and Bangladeshi as Asians. At ZR we group Pakistanis with the Arab world. And we group Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi with India because 1.) they are all genetically similar as "South Asians and 2.) there are only a handful of actors from those regions in our database. However, you are viewing the "Asian Alone" category from the US Census when comparing it with Domestic representation. Also note that the 2000 and 2010 estimates include MultiRacial Asians not just "Asian Alone" estimates, and in some categories they include Native Hawaiians as "Asian." So there is a margin of error less than 1% and some inconsistencies with the grouping.		The "Mixed / Other" categories overlap, and the 2 or more category was not an option until the 2000 Census. So for the combined column, all data will be taken from the "Other" column except for 2000, 2010, & 2020. For those, the average between the "2 or More Races" and "Some Other Race" will be used.

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This film gets a 3.23/5 family friendly score

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IMDb Rating https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265662/parentalguide last updated: 2024-10-25Update data
Commonsensemedia Rating https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-rookie last updated: 2024-10-25Update data
Educational 1/5	Intended to entertain, not educate, but with some positive social messages about setting goals and working toward them.
Message 4/5	This story teaches the importance of setting goals and having an unyielding faith in something. Also, if you do not succeed; try again. And, one is never too old to follow their dream.
Role model 4/5	Jim Morris is an engaged teacher, an attentive father, and a loving husband. He teaches his students and his own children loyalty and the importance of having faith.
Sex 1/5	Some kissing between husband and wife.
Language 2/5	"Hell" and "damn."
Consumerism 2/5	Ford trucks and Planters peanut logos are in the background. Frequent scenes with baseball brand names on bats and uniforms.
Drugs 2/5	Adults drink casually after games. A few scenes take place in bars where the players toast with beer. A married couple shares a bottle of wine. No one gets drunk.
Dove Rating https://dove.org/review/3671-the-rookie/
Faith 0/5	None
Sex 1/5	Some kissing between a married couple; one scene in which a female employee at the school briefly grabs the coach's rear.
Language 2/5	D-3; H-1; OMG-1.
Violence 0/5	None
Drugs 1/5	A few scenes with alcohol and bar scene.
Nudity 1/5	Man bare chested.
Other 1/5	A character has difficulties in his relationship with his father.

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