The Rainmaker
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
Rudy Baylor, a recent law school graduate struggling to find a job, accepts a case against a large insurance company that has refused to pay a claim for a boy who is terminally ill. Working alongside a determined but unlicensed paralegal, Rudy faces a challenging legal fight that pushes him to confront difficult ethical decisions and challenges his commitment to justice.
Detailed Synopsis 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.
