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The Rainmaker is a 1997 American legal drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on John Grisham's 1995 novel of the same name. It stars Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Roy Scheider, Virginia Madsen, and Teresa Wright in her final film role.
John Grisham, Francis Ford Coppola The Rainmaker has to be good! A story about an aspiring young lawyer who tries to break down an insurance company, Matt Damon plays Rudy Baylor, a Memphis St. Law School graduate who can't seem to find a job anywhere, until he meets "Bruiser" Stone (Mickey Rourke).
The Rainmaker is a 1995 novel by John Grisham, [1] his sixth. [2] Plot. The book's title is derived from a lawyer who wins spectacular cases and winning huge sums in damages being called "a rainmaker". The book's protagonist dreams of becoming such a "rainmaker" - which comes true, but not exactly in the way he expected.
Nov 21, 1997 · The Rainmaker. Crime. 137 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 1997. Roger Ebert. November 21, 1997. 4 min read. Rudy Baylor, the hero of “The Rainmaker,” works the other end of the scale from the legal superpowers in most of John Grisham’s stories.
Struggling new attorney Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon) resorts to working for a shady lawyer (Mickey Rourke), where he meets paralegal Deck Shifflet (Danny DeVito).
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InThe Rainmaker, John Grisham tells the story of a young man barely out of law school who finds himself taking on one of the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless companies in America -- and exposing a complex, multibillion-dollar insurance scam.
John Grisham's The Rainmaker. GOLDEN GLOBE® nominee. Rookie lawyer Matt Damon battles a big insurance company for his dying client in this courtroom crackler. 1,583. IMDb 7.2 2 h 15 min 1997 X-Ray PG-13. Suspense • Drama • Compelling • Emotional. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $14.99. More purchase. options. Available to rent or buy.
