PG-132h 15m1997

The Rainmaker

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

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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.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Francis Ford Coppola, John Grisham, Michael Herr
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Release date: 18 November 1997
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $45,916,769