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Aniket Shukla @aniket11
Oct 13, 2026
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I never knew Coppola had made something like this.
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19972h 15mDir. Francis Ford Coppola
The Rainmaker
“They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.”
DramaCrimeThriller
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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.
Starring:Matt Damon,Claire Danes,Danny DeVito,Jon Voight,Mary Kay Place
Featured Cast
(12 actors)
Matt Damon
Rudy Baylor
Claire Danes
Kelly Riker
Danny DeVito
Deck Shifflet
Jon Voight
Leo F. Drummond
Mary Kay Place
Dot Black
Dean Stockwell
Judge Harvey Hale
Mickey Rourke
Bruiser Stone
Danny Glover
Richter Tyrone Kipler
Virginia Madsen
Jackie Lemancyzk
Randy Travis
Billy Porter
Roy Scheider
Wilfred Keeley
Red West
Buddy Black
Key Production Crew
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay & Writers
John Grisham, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr
Cinematography
John Toll
Original Score
Elmer Bernstein
Producers
Michael Douglas, Fred Fuchs, Steven Reuther
Film Details
Budget$40,000,000
Box Office Revenue$45,916,769
Original Languageen
Production Studios
Douglas/Reuther ProductionsAmerican ZoetropeConstellation Films
Keywords & Themes
#based on novel or book#court case#jurors#proof#leukemia#lawyer#courtroom#legal thriller#inspirational#dramatic