Movie
The Rainmaker
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
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.
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The Rainmaker opened in theaters November 21, 1997. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Matt DamonRudy Baylor
Claire DanesKelly Riker
Danny DeVitoDeck Shifflet
Jon VoightLeo F. Drummond
Mary Kay PlaceDot Black
Dean StockwellJudge Harvey Hale
Mickey RourkeBruiser Stone
Danny GloverRichter Tyrone KiplerCredits
- Directed by
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Written by
- Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr, John Grisham
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $45.9M
Production
- Douglas/Reuther ProductionsUnited States
American ZoetropeUnited States- Constellation FilmsUnited States