PG-1319972h 15mDramaCrimeThriller
The Rainmaker
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
74Pop Score9 of 9 sources
Critics and audiences agreeFresh 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.
- Director, Writer
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Writer
- Michael Herr
- Novel
- John Grisham
- Music
- Elmer Bernstein
- Cinematography
- John Toll
- Editor
- Barry Malkin
Ratings
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Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 18 Nov 1997
- Original language
- English
