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The Rookie
Packing years of experience and a .45 automatic, L.A. detective Nick Pulovski figures he's got all the help he needs. He's also got all the help he doesn't need. His new partner is The Rookie.
Packing years of experience and a .45 automatic, L.A. detective Nick ...
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller - 1990
5.9
29%
41
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.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
120 min
Release date:
7 Dec 1990
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$21,600,000
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
It's all meant in good fun, but it isn't. It's tired.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
27 May 2014
rotten:
[A] depressingly familiar mismatched cop adventure ...
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2014
rotten:
There's even a scene in which Sheen's rich father screams, "I gave you everything you ever wanted!" To which he yells back, "You were never there for me!" Right out of Arthur Miller, isn't it?
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
27 May 2014
rotten:
Overlong, sadistic and stale even by the conventions of the buddy pic genre ...
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
27 May 2014
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