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Rudy Baylor is a jobless young attorney. However, he is also the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. In this judicial drama, Rudy learns to hate corporate America as he falls in love with a battered young married woman. Will he be up to the task?



The Rainmaker (1997)
Released: 21 Nov 1997
Runtime: 135 min
Rated: PG-13
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer(s): John Grisham (novel), Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay), Michael Herr (narration)
Actors: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations.
IMDB Ratings: 7.1



Plot: When Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon), 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 (represented by a ruthless Jon Voight). But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal (Danny DeVito) must open their own law firm.