The Rainmaker (1997)

Name: The Rainmaker
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1997-11-18
Duration: 2 h 15 min
Cast: Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito, Jon Voight

Drama Crime Thriller

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Cast: Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito, Jon Voight

Runtime135 min

Rating15

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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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Fans of courtroom dramas and blistering legal thrillers will find much to appreciate in Francis Ford Coppola's 1997 film 'The Rainmaker', which features stellar performances from Matt Damon and Danny DeVito as idealistic rookies taking on a powerful insurance company in a high-stakes case exploring the ethical dilemmas of the legal profession.

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The Rainmaker is a 1997 American legal drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on John Grisham's 1995 novel of the same name. It stars Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Roy Scheider, Virginia Madsen, and Teresa Wright in her final film role.