The Rainmaker (1997)

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

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.

• Released: 1997-11-18
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 15m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 1,573 votes

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Top cast

• Matt Damon as Rudy Baylor
• Claire Danes as Kelly Riker
• Danny DeVito as Deck Shifflet
• Jon Voight as Leo F. Drummond
• Mary Kay Place as Dot Black
• Dean Stockwell as Judge Harvey Hale
• Mickey Rourke as Bruiser Stone
• Danny Glover as Richter Tyrone Kipler
• Virginia Madsen as Jackie Lemancyzk
• Randy Travis as Billy Porter

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Rainmaker

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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