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The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

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

Genres

DramaCrimeThriller

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

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Budget

$40000000

Revenue

$45916769

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

135 mins

Rating

7.023/10

Release Date

18 November 1997

Country

United States of America

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

Wayne Emmons

Prince Thomas

Adrian Roberts

Adrian Roberts

Butch

Michael Girardin

Michael Girardin

Everett Lufkin

Randall King

Randall King

Jack Underhall

Justin Ashforth

Justin Ashforth

F. Franklin Donaldson

Michael Keys Hall

Michael Keys Hall

B. Bobby Hall

James Cunningham

James Cunningham

J. Michael Floquet

Frank Clem

Frank Clem

Mr. Van Landel

Alan Woolf

Alan Woolf

Kermit Aldy

Sonny Shroyer

Sonny Shroyer

Delbert Birdsong

Pamela Tice Chapman

Pamela Tice Chapman

Vera Birdsong

John Yancey

John Yancey

Homicide Detective

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