The Rainmaker
Sign in to save1997 film by Francis Ford Coppola
Film · TMDB
7.0Fresh 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.
Released: 1997-11-18135 minDir: Francis Ford CoppolaDrama, Crime, Thriller
Cast
- Matt Damon as Rudy Baylor
- Claire Danes as Kelly Riker
- Danny DeVito as Deck Shifflet
- Jon Voight as Leo F. Drummond
- Mary Kay Place as Dot Black
- Dean Stockwell as Judge Harvey Hale
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.2/10
90,256 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
72/100
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 1997
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Rainmaker
- Main subject
- leukemia
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Screenwriter
- John Grisham
- Cast member