Film

The Rainmaker

1997 · 2h 15m · Drama · Crime · Thriller

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

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Metacritic

72

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.

Matt Damon

Rudy Baylor

Claire Danes

Kelly Riker

Danny DeVito

Deck Shifflet

Jon Voight

Leo F. Drummond

Mary Kay Place

Dot Black

Dean Stockwell

Judge Harvey Hale

Mickey Rourke

Bruiser Stone

Danny Glover

Richter Tyrone Kipler

Virginia Madsen

Jackie Lemancyzk

Randy Travis

Billy Porter

Roy Scheider

Wilfred Keeley

Red West

Buddy Black

Johnny Whitworth

Donny Ray Black

Andrew Shue

Cliff Riker

Teresa Wright

Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong

Wayne Emmons

Prince Thomas

• Francis Ford CoppolaDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Michael HerrScreenplay
• John GrishamNovel
• Michael DouglasProducer
• Fred FuchsProducer
• Steven ReutherProducer
• John TollDirector of Photography
• Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
• Barry MalkinEditor
• Linda Phillips-PaloCasting

The Rainmaker (1997) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

Release date

November 18, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$45,916,769

Genres

Drama, Crime, Thriller

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