The Rainmaker (1997)

1997 · 135 min · Drama

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.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito, Jon Voight and Mary Kay Place.

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