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The Rookie
1990
· Movie
· 120 min
D
MEANRANK
55/100
Every rating
29–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 29, highest is Google on 90. Critics average 41, everyone else 57.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Details
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Writers
- Boaz Yakin, Scott Spiegel
- Released
- 7 December 1990
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box office
- $21.6M
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