The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

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

7.0(1,374 votes)
1997
2h 15m
Drama
Crime
Thriller

When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.

Production

Douglas/Reuther Productions, American Zoetrope, Constellation Films

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

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