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
based on novel or book
court case
jurors
proof
leukemia
lawyer
courtroom
legal thriller
inspirational
dramatic
Rank
#49 in 1997·#3005 overall
Trailer
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Cast
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
Crew
Francis Ford Coppola
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay
Michael Herr
Screenplay
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
John Toll
Director of Photography
Fred Fuchs
Producer
Michael Douglas
Producer
Georgia Kacandes
Co-Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Producer
Whitney James
Makeup Artist
Lois Burwell
Makeup Artist
John Grisham
Novel
Popular Reviews
458 reviews
P
6.0★ · 07/04/26
“there is no doubt about it, i’m hot” - Matt Damon, The Rainmaker, 1997. Damn fucking straight
“there is no doubt about it, i’m hot” - Matt Damon, The Rainmaker, 1997. Damn fucking straight
Shaurya Rawat
10.0★ · 06/15/26
Did all that to quit practicing law just for a girl🤗🤗🤗
Did all that to quit practicing law just for a girl🤗🤗🤗
Anuu
8.0★ · 06/01/26
Live laugh love judge Kipler
Live laugh love judge Kipler
Anuuu
8.0★ · 06/01/26
Live laugh love judge Kipler
Live laugh love judge Kipler
Av
7.0★ · 05/31/26
Hmm idk, The choice of words in the film script is not very good
Hmm idk, The choice of words in the film script is not very good
