The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
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1997
2h 15m
7.0(1406 votes)
Drama
Crime
Thriller

Overview

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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American Zoetrope

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Cast & Crew

27 members
Acting

Matt Damon

Rudy Baylor

Matt Damon
Acting

Claire Danes

Kelly Riker

Claire Danes
Acting

Danny DeVito

Deck Shifflet

Danny DeVito
Acting

Jon Voight

Leo F. Drummond

Jon Voight
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Mary Kay Place

Dot Black

Mary Kay Place
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Dean Stockwell

Judge Harvey Hale

Dean Stockwell
Acting

Mickey Rourke

Bruiser Stone

Mickey Rourke
Acting

Danny Glover

Richter Tyrone Kipler

Danny Glover
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Virginia Madsen

Jackie Lemancyzk

Virginia Madsen
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Randy Travis

Billy Porter

Randy Travis
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Roy Scheider

Wilfred Keeley

Roy Scheider
Acting

Red West

Buddy Black

Red West
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Johnny Whitworth

Donny Ray Black

Johnny Whitworth
Acting

Andrew Shue

Cliff Riker

Andrew Shue
Acting

Teresa Wright

Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong

Teresa Wright
Acting

Wayne Emmons

Prince Thomas

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Adrian Roberts

Butch

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Michael Girardin

Everett Lufkin

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Randall King

Jack Underhall

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Justin Ashforth

F. Franklin Donaldson

Justin Ashforth
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Michael Keys Hall

B. Bobby Hall

Michael Keys Hall
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James Cunningham

J. Michael Floquet

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Frank Clem

Mr. Van Landel

Frank Clem
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Alan Woolf

Kermit Aldy

Alan Woolf
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Sonny Shroyer

Delbert Birdsong

Sonny Shroyer
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Pamela Tice Chapman

Vera Birdsong

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John Yancey

Homicide Detective

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