Fresh
Coppola has never been particularly known for his comic touch, but here he seems bent on leavening the melodrama with as many laughs as possible, and they are generally honest and well-earned.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
The Rainmaker
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
1997 · 2h 15m · PG-13
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Francis Ford Coppola Director
- Matt Damon as Rudy Baylor
- Danny DeVito as Deck Shifflet
- Jon Voight as Leo F. Drummond
- Claire Danes as Kelly Riker
- Mary Kay Place as Dot Black
- Dean Stockwell as Judge Harvey Hale
- Virginia Madsen as Jackie Lemancyzk
- Mickey Rourke as Bruiser Stone
- Randy Travis as Billy Porter
- Roy Scheider as Wilfred Keeley
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This competent, anonymous legal drama (scripted by Michael Herr) is the best John Grisham adaptation yet.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Coppola adapted the novel himself, and he's done a good job of paring it down.
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Coppola has infused The Rainmaker with enough humor, character, honest emotion and storytelling style to make it one of the year's most entertaining movies.
Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Satisfactory mainstream entertainment, with a handful of major actors in juicy minor roles tossed in for good measure.
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
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