CinemaOSMovie · 1997 · 2h 15m · PG-13
The Rainmaker

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

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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.

Directed byFrancis Ford Coppola

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 15m
Language
EN
Released
November 18, 1997
Budget
$40,000,000
Revenue
$45,916,769
Studios
American ZoetropeDouglas/Reuther ProductionsConstellation Films

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Written by
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Michael Herr
Michael Herr
Produced by
Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
Fred Fuchs
Fred Fuchs

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