The Rainmaker
1997 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary
7/10
Rating
135 min
Runtime
1997
Release Year
Francis Ford Coppola
Director
Cast
Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place
Quick Synopsis
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.
Full Plot Summary of The Rainmaker
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.
