The Rainmaker
7.2
“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.
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Cast
27 people
Matt Damon
Rudy Baylor
Known for
The Martian
Good Will Hunting
Claire Danes
Kelly Riker
Known for
Homeland
Romeo + Juliet
Danny DeVito
Deck Shifflet
Known for
Batman Returns
The Lorax
Jon Voight
Leo F. Drummond
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Mary Kay Place
Dot Black
Known for
Being John Malkovich
Sweet Home Alabama
Dean Stockwell
Judge Harvey Hale
Known for
Quantum Leap
The Langoliers
Mickey Rourke
Bruiser Stone
Known for
The Wrestler
Iron Man 2
Danny Glover
Richter Tyrone Kipler
Known for
Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Virginia Madsen
Jackie Lemancyzk
Known for
Swamp Thing
The Number 23
Randy Travis
Billy Porter
Known for
Black Dog
Annabelle's Wish
Roy Scheider
Wilfred Keeley
Known for
Jaws
The French Connection
Red West
Buddy Black
Known for
Safe Haven
Road House
Francis Ford Coppola Director · Michael Herr Screenplay John Grisham Author
Worldwide gross $46M · Budget $40M · United States release November 21, 1997
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$45,916,769
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Douglas/Reuther Productions
Production
American Zoetrope
Production
Constellation Films
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
Constellation Entertainment
Production
United States · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · November 18, 1997
Theatrical
United States · November 21, 1997
Theatrical
Australia
January 22, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 9, 1998 · Theatrical
France
April 22, 1998 · Theatrical
April 12, 2001 · Physical · DVD
August 10, 2018 · Digital · VOD
June 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
April 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
December 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
January 29, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
June 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 18, 1997 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 25, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 12, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 8, 1998 · Theatrical
January 1, 1999 · Physical · VHS release; The release day in January is not known.
April 4, 2001 · Physical · DVD release
United Kingdom
October 23, 1998 · Theatrical
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