The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

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

1997•2h 15m•7.0/10

DramaCrimeThriller

Ratings

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7.0/10(1K)

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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Production

Douglas/Reuther Productions, American Zoetrope, Constellation Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Rudy Baylor

Claire Danes

Claire Danes

Kelly Riker

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Deck Shifflet

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Leo F. Drummond

Mary Kay Place

Mary Kay Place

Dot Black

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Judge Harvey Hale

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Bruiser Stone

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Richter Tyrone Kipler

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Jackie Lemancyzk

Randy Travis

Randy Travis

Billy Porter

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Wilfred Keeley

Red West

Red West

Buddy Black

Johnny Whitworth

Johnny Whitworth

Donny Ray Black

Andrew Shue

Andrew Shue

Cliff Riker

Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong

Wayne Emmons

Prince Thomas

Adrian Roberts

Butch

Michael Girardin

Everett Lufkin

Randall King

Jack Underhall

Justin Ashforth

Justin Ashforth

F. Franklin Donaldson

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