SummaryWhen 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
Rookie of the Year
Metascore
Mixed or Average
53
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
53
27% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
60% Mixed
9 Reviews
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13% Negative
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75
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.
67
The movie has a charming mix of sensible, earthbound characters and silly, over-the-top caricatures.
60
A warm, comic "what if" yarn, it's rife with humor and sentimentality but is just one run away from the game-winning score.
50
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]
50
Rookie isn’t a bad movie. It’s also not good.
50
Rookie of the Year is a wholly benevolent but banal baseball fantasy aimed at Little Leaguers with dreams of reaching big-time fields.
12
With Rookie of the Year, Daniel Stern has struck out.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
50% Positive
5 Ratings
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Aug 19, 2025
4
Funny idea that falls into almost every trope and pitfall possible. That being said, it's a feel good watch.
Production Company:
- 20th Century Fox
Release Date:Jul 7, 1993
Duration:1 h 43 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:A kid with an impossible dream. All he needed was a lucky break!
Awards
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
