The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Drama · 1998 · 2h 15m

Movie

7.0/10 · TMDB

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

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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Cast & crew

Matt DamonRudy Baylor
Claire DanesKelly Riker
Danny DeVitoDeck Shifflet
Jon VoightLeo F. Drummond
Mary Kay PlaceDot Black
Dean StockwellJudge Harvey Hale
Mickey RourkeBruiser Stone
Danny GloverRichter Tyrone Kipler
Virginia MadsenJackie Lemancyzk
Randy TravisBilly Porter
Roy ScheiderWilfred Keeley
Red WestBuddy Black
Johnny WhitworthDonny Ray Black
Andrew ShueCliff Riker
Teresa WrightColleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong

Information

Release date
23 October 1998
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Genres
Drama
Runtime
2h 15m
Country of origin
United States

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