The Rainmaker
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
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
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Worldwide
- $46M
Who's in it
Cast
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What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
The Rainmaker returned 1.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $40M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $46M
- Release date
- Nov 18, 1997
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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