The Rainmaker
(1997)
Director:
Francis Ford Coppola
Writer:
John Grisham, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr
Cast:
Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito
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.