The Rainmaker (1997)

6.8	Listal rating
6.9	IMDB rating

Directed by

Francis Ford Coppola

Starring (View all)

Rudy Baylor

Deck Shifflet

Kelly Riker

Leo F. Drummond

Dot Black

Judge Harvey Hale

Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong

Virginia Madsen

Jackie Lemancyzk

Written by (View all)

John Grisham

(novel)

Francis Ford Coppola

(screenplay)

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Rudy Baylor is a jobless young attorney. However, he is also the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. In this judicial drama, Rudy learns to hate corporate America as he falls in love with a battered young married woman. Will he be up to the task?

Release date : 21 November 1997
UPC: 097363350378

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" After its release, author John Grisham quoted: "To me it's the best adaptation of any of ... I love the movie. It's so well done.""

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"I always wanted to know how to make rain. So I watched this movie. Turns out, it a courtroom drama, not a how-to on the subject of instigating precipitation from the skies. I still consider it a good movie, but it probably would've made it higher on this list if it's plot ran more directly along the lines of it's title. Oh well......."

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"21.6. Small family from Memphis vs. the evil corporation. Sounds good to me. Unluckily Grisham's source novel is anything but intelligent take on the subject. Very simplistic take on greed and profit. Also the sub-plot about Matt Damon falling in love to the Claire Danes charachter and the issues about domestic violence are dreadful. But I still like this movie. Actors are good, some scenes are really captivating and moving. Sentimental crowdpleaser with good elements in it. I'd check this out"