The Rainmaker

Theatrical - Wide 1997-11-21

Cast Matt Damon Claire Danes Danny DeVito Jon Voight Dean Stockwell
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Written by Francis Ford Coppola Michael Herr

Box Office Gross: $45,916,769

Running Time: 135 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Douglas/Reuther Productions, American Zoetrope, Constellation Films

Genres: Crime Drama Thriller

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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... See more that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.

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