The Rainmaker (1997)

They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola2h 15mDrama,Crime,Thriller

Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.

Rated
PG-13
Year
1997
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
18 November 1997
TMDB
7.0 (1547)
CineVerse
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Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Rudy Baylor
Claire Danes
Claire Danes
Kelly Riker
Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito
Deck Shifflet
Jon Voight
Jon Voight
Leo F. Drummond
Mary Kay Place
Mary Kay Place
Dot Black
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
Judge Harvey Hale
Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke
Bruiser Stone
Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Richter Tyrone Kipler
Virginia Madsen
Virginia Madsen
Jackie Lemancyzk
Randy Travis
Randy Travis
Billy Porter
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
Wilfred Keeley
Red West
Red West
Buddy Black
Johnny Whitworth
Johnny Whitworth
Donny Ray Black
Andrew Shue
Andrew Shue
Cliff Riker
Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
W
Wayne Emmons
Prince Thomas
A
Adrian Roberts
Butch
M
Michael Girardin
Everett Lufkin
R
Randall King
Jack Underhall
Justin Ashforth
Justin Ashforth
F. Franklin Donaldson
Michael Keys Hall
Michael Keys Hall
B. Bobby Hall
J
James Cunningham
J. Michael Floquet
Frank Clem
Frank Clem
Mr. Van Landel
Alan Woolf
Alan Woolf
Kermit Aldy
Sonny Shroyer
Sonny Shroyer
Delbert Birdsong
P
Pamela Tice Chapman
Vera Birdsong
J
John Yancey
Homicide Detective

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