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The Rainmaker

1997
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
2h 15m
An adaptation of John Grisham's novel about an idealistic young attorney who takes on the case of a lifetime.
Directed by:
Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola
Written by:
Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola John Grisham John Grisham Michael Herr Michael Herr
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Starring:
Dean Stockwell Dean Stockwell Jon Voight Jon Voight Matt Damon Matt Damon Mickey Rourke Mickey Rourke Danny Glover Danny Glover Danny DeVito Danny DeVito Mary Kay Place Mary Kay Place Roy Scheider Roy Scheider Claire Danes Claire Danes Virginia Madsen Virginia Madsen Andrew Shue Teresa Wright Teresa Wright
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Genres:
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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The Rainmaker

1997
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
2h 15m
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yiannosYiannos
Rated 24 Oct 2020
58
42nd
Conventional but well made courtroom drama finds Coppola in assignment mode and doing a reasonably good job of it, although it is clear he has no real emotional investment in the material. Unlike Sorkin, he has some idea how to make a story of this kind relatively cinematic, within obvious limits, and the performances are well judged. The 'romantic' subplot is not skillfully integrated into the main plot though, and Grisham's intellectual limitations are on full display.
Rated 24 Oct 2020
gtown1479gtown1479
Rated 06 Apr 2009
60
20th
Oh man this was a bust. I read the book first but I don't think the whole "book being better then the movie" theory really tells the whole story here. It just seemed to be really low budget and unimaginative. Normally I like Damon, but this might have been his worst performance in any movie I have seen him in (except for maybe Team America). The whole plot line is drab and blah blah blah. The courtroom scenes which I love in the book were an utter disappointment. Stick to the book!
Rated 06 Apr 2009
paxtonPaxton
Rated 18 May 2014
59
36th
Remember when John Grisham novels and their movie adaptations were the big thing? Court stuff. Great cast here, but all of the exclamation points were removed and the lines all sound flat. Watch the preview. "Do you even remember when you first sold out?" OH SNAP! That's the big line of the movie and it's delivered with all the flair of a dentist's waiting room.
Rated 18 May 2014
p_u_l_pP u l p
Rated 10 Jan 2017
48
37th
"Do you even remember when you first sold out?" WOW! What happened to you, Coppola?
Rated 10 Jan 2017
spin73SPiN73
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
55th
Decent court room drama with Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, John Voight, and Roy Scheider. Damon and Devito take on a corrupt insurance company and attempt to out manuever their slick high priced attorney (Voight).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 22 Feb 2020
63
30th
I bet the costume department was happy when they figured out that Mickey Rourke already owned his costume. The Rainmaker is typical of most Gresham adaptations in that is a perfectly serviceable Sunday afternoon movie. Everyone is entertaining enough and there is enough inspirational monologues to make your parents smile.
Rated 22 Feb 2020
uncoolracheluncoolrachel
Rated 31 Aug 2008
50
45th
one of my favourite movies when i was younger. still a good movie.
Rated 31 Aug 2008
michaelhash2michaelhash2
Rated 06 Nov 2012
76
22nd
75.500
Rated 06 Nov 2012
nobambanobamba
Rated 13 Dec 2019
50
45th
Fun courtroom drama and procedural. Typical legal movie tropes and inaccuracies. Good villainous Jon Voight. Matt Damon is great for the part of the idealistic young lawyer. Danes' story was unnecessary. DeVito not too overbearing. Fav scene: getting blindsided with the witness who apparently slept with all of senior management.
Rated 13 Dec 2019
luthar15luthar15
Rated 18 Dec 2008
98
97th
stuie299stuie299
Rated 22 Jul 2012
85
76th
Damon and DeVito are great. The direction by Coppola is great. The script however starts off a little slow but turns around one the audience gets into the main thrust of the film. Nothing special in terms of plot or dialouge but an excellently made film none the less.
Rated 22 Jul 2012
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 24 Feb 2019
65
48th
danes'in anlamsızca hikayeye eklemlenen arkı duruşma evresine kadar özellikle devito sayesinde baskın çıkan alaycı tonla ciddi bir uyuşmazlıkla gelirken, çözüme giden duruşma sahneleriyle beraber ayrı bir "spielberg duygusallığına" bağlıyor. bariz *villain* konumlandırması, ufak bir alaycılık ve üzerine serpiştirilen "duygusallık" ile en oturaklı yanı tema müziği oluyor malesef. ama devito ve rourke karakterleri işin eğlenceli yanı.
Rated 24 Feb 2019
zanginZangin
Rated 30 Jun 2019
50
20th
An inoffensive but generic and predictable underdog story in the style of a legal drama. The romance subplot can feel a bit forced at times, but besides that it's definitely at least watchable.
Rated 30 Jun 2019
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 02 Apr 2021
85
59th
Viewed March 31, 2021. A superlative courtroom drama. Coppola elevates the John Grisham book into a really affecting study of the way regular people get swallowed up by systems. Plenty of nice classical touches.
Rated 02 Apr 2021
whatisitiseewhatisitisee
Rated 16 Jan 2020
70
46th
matt and danny tag team
Rated 16 Jan 2020
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
70
79th
This movie might have caught me on a good day but I actually enjoyed it. Damon is charming as the everyman lawyer and Danes is believable as someone who was punched. A good supporting cast helps this along.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
lauftLäuft.
Rated 12 Sep 2015
87
89th
This ones for the heart. Objectively not this good, but damn, it worked for me.
Rated 12 Sep 2015
sinclairSinclair
Rated 04 Sep 2010
84
66th
Nice little legal drama, and a good early performance from Matt Damon.
Rated 04 Sep 2010
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 06 Sep 2010
46
61st
#90s#, story.
Rated 06 Sep 2010
andaybandayb
Rated 13 Dec 2022
60
46th
it's decent enough, but nothing mind blowing here. it'd be a quite by the numbers courtroom drama if it weren't for the outstanding cast. voight and devito carried much of the movie. damon does all right, considering the fact this is one of his first leading roles. a subtle, low-brow 90s hollywood affair.
Rated 13 Dec 2022
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 25 Jan 2010
85
66th
Great Southern atmosphere and good actings. Jon Voight gives a marvelously villainous performance.
Rated 25 Jan 2010
lexlex
Rated 30 Jul 2012
80
53rd
It's not phenomenal but this is probably Coppola's most even, excellently conceived film since... Apocalypse Now I guess.
Rated 30 Jul 2012
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 09 Mar 2009
59
29th
Coppola's courtroom-drama is stocked-full of talented cast members: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Jon Voight, Roy Scheider, Virginia Madsen, Mickey Rourke, Claire Danes. It's based on a John Grisham novel. How does such a recipe for success turn so mediocre? The court proceedings are not that involving, never become tense enough, and Damon's character doesn't seem to know the first thing about entering a courtroom. Despite solid acting, it never quite hits the right dramatic note.
Rated 09 Mar 2009
gritGrit
Rated 23 Feb 2009
30
22nd
The Rainmaker is a dull and offputting mix of disconnected characters and a flat, uninteresting screenplay. Danny DeVito is just about the only uplifting element of a thoroughly uninvolving experience.
Rated 23 Feb 2009
natehill88natehill88
Rated 21 Jan 2013
65
34th
A decent film adapted from John Grisham's novel. There's nothing here to really latch on to. It's good while it's happening, but that's it.
Rated 21 Jan 2013
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 06 Aug 2017
93
78th
A-
Rated 06 Aug 2017
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 25 Oct 2012
82
88th
* Casting, Acting : 9 * Script : 8 * Directing, Aura : 9 * Ease of Viewing : 6 * Naked Eye : 9
Rated 25 Oct 2012
djrossdjross
Rated 14 May 2013
50
44th
An attack on the deficiencies of the American health system that uses the device of a battle between good and evil lawyers to expose the endemic corruption of the medical insurance industry. It does not quite manage to suggest, however, that this corruption is systemic, and hence that an overhaul of the health system is necessary, let alone advance the proposition that advanced industrial societies have an obligation to guarantee adequate health care to all their members, regardless of wealth.
Rated 14 May 2013
aarona1caarona1c
Rated 19 Mar 2009
69
60th
Decent enough.
Rated 19 Mar 2009
3drevelation3dRevelation
Rated 08 Jun 2012
72
53rd
Not great, but it is certainly watchable. Certainly not anywhere close to Coppola's masterpieces, but it has its merits. Seemed to lack some of the intensity of some of the better courtroom dramas.
Rated 08 Jun 2012
lrampartllrampartl
Rated 14 Aug 2007
44
21st
Interesting, but mostly flat. Nothing here is especially gripping, and courtroom drama movies really need to keep you hooked to make it work. It was already pushing it with the ending (you'll see what I mean), so I can't say anything about this was particularly gratifying.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stainStain
Rated 01 Jun 2007
90
86th
This is a much better film than it should be. Coppola worked and worked and worked with the cast on the performances, and it's an approach that's paid big dividends
Rated 01 Jun 2007
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 05 Aug 2023
65
39th
Waslikinitthenkeptlosingmemoreandmore+selfdefensekillhusband+routed/deniedclaimsoddsthey'dgotolawyer
Rated 05 Aug 2023
ladymcdeathladymcdeath
Rated 11 Jun 2010
79
72nd
Oh nostalgia.
Rated 11 Jun 2010
stflyst_fly
Rated 30 Aug 2007
42
43rd
ok
Rated 30 Aug 2007
naurunauru
Rated 01 May 2014
58
53rd
Competent idealistic lawyer film. Danny Glover almost steals the show but Matt Damon does a pretty good job too.
Rated 01 May 2014
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 12 Jul 2012
65
29th
Good enough to hold my attention and well-acted, but there weren't a ton of twists and the case in the movie wasn't overly interesting.
Rated 12 Jul 2012
glm01glm01
Rated 18 Sep 2013
76
53rd
75.500
Rated 18 Sep 2013
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 21 Mar 2013
68
40th
Pretty decent drama film with some good acting and pacing. However the story is a bit predictable and unbelievable especially towards the end which makes this film quite forgettable.
Rated 21 Mar 2013
tathieltathiel
Rated 17 Jan 2010
77
52nd
The movie I noticed Matt Damon for the time. Performance by Danyy glover was quite grippping.
Rated 17 Jan 2010
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 02 Aug 2021
60
58th
ger; [der regenmacher; the rainmaker]; ein idealistischer, angehender anwalt bekommt einen besonders wichtigen fall.;
Rated 02 Aug 2021
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 23 Nov 2007
3
45th
I enjoyed this movie thoroughly. The script is smart, and all of the actors are competent enough to keep it on its feet (I love Danny DeVito). It's an interesting character study, and there's less concern with process rather than with character relationships, at least up until the trial sequences, which are engaging enough. I think the love subplot could've been scrapped, though.
Rated 23 Nov 2007
duderDuder
Rated 08 Apr 2020
60
40th
Although not a bad film, the script is slightly weak for such a director. Especially the Danes storyline was so pointless that I was shocked at its conclusion. The character couldve been developed in a much better way. Other than that, the main plot was decent enough to drag you along and the court room scenes were enjoyable.
Rated 08 Apr 2020
yilbyilb
Rated 31 Mar 2008
40
25th
A nice absorbing picture with only a couple slow spots. Claire & the boy are cute, Danny obnoxious, and John haughty, everybody is wonderful. Occasionally humorous, or taught, and always stinking of a happy hollywood movie. Likable.
Rated 31 Mar 2008
schwabeschwabe
Rated 13 May 2015
84
58th
scary, but not so far off the truth.
Rated 13 May 2015
kadikoykadikoy
Rated 23 Mar 2020
70
75th
Avukatlar, sigortacıların yolsuzluğunu çıkarırsa. Yeni mezun avukat Matt Damon, lösemi hastası gencin, sağlık sigortasından yardım alamaması sonucu dava açılır. Dava ilerledikçe, sigorta şirketinin foyaları ortaya çıkar. Filmin ara öyküleri kötü ama ilginç 1 avukatlık filmi diyebiliriz. Abartılı oyunculuklar da olsa, ilgiyle izleniyor. Filmin sonunda, sigorta şirketini batıracak şekilde tazminat kazanıyorlar. Kirli sularda köpek balığı beslemek.
Rated 23 Mar 2020
boomdiddlyboomdiddly
Rated 15 Feb 2016
92
94th
Great Grisham adaptation. Damon and DeVito shine here.
Rated 15 Feb 2016
joshk84joshk84
Rated 26 Oct 2007
76
55th
Putting together John Grisham with Francis Ford Coppola is magical. The acting is great and the story is done well.
Rated 26 Oct 2007
eminsreminsr
Rated 16 Aug 2015
66
36th
Amerikan hukuk sistemini içten eleştiren bir film. Pek bir ekstrası yok.
Rated 16 Aug 2015
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 12 Jan 2020
75
65th
There's a lot of engaging stuff going on, it's just a bit too unfocused. With better editing I think this could have been a classic. Good cast.
Rated 12 Jan 2020
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 19 Mar 2014
67
20th
Matt Damon and Danny DeVito both do a good job in this movie. The script however has too many boring moments. There are a few interesting and well done scenes. But overall the movie fails to show much excitement.
Rated 19 Mar 2014
mrcinemaMr.Cinema
Rated 05 Aug 2023
59
31st
lower than expected!!!
Rated 05 Aug 2023
glmglm
Rated 28 Dec 2010
74
52nd
74.250
Rated 28 Dec 2010
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 27 Jun 2008
73
83rd
good movie
Rated 27 Jun 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 15 Jan 2021
45
33rd
A kitschy, pandering, simple little piece of feel-good plastic like all the other John Grisham adaptations. It's indistinct enough that you couldn't tell that a renowned auteur directed this just by watching it. It's perfectly watchable, though, and the cast does boast many lovely names.
Rated 15 Jan 2021
medinavimedinavi
Rated 21 Sep 2019
68
36th
Tempo sorunlu. Bernstein a saygı sonsuz olmasına rağmen özellikle underscore konusunda yavaş yavaş çağdışı kaldığını ortaya koyan bir çalışma.
Rated 21 Sep 2019
xacviantxacviant
Rated 31 May 2014
76
40th
A young Memphis lawyer (Matt Damon) makes his bones on a case which pits him against an insurance agency (their counsel: Jon Voight) who denied the claim of a dying young man. Smoothly handled John Grisham entertainment, showing the Coppola touch in some of the more colorful characters (Mickey Rourke and Dean Stockwell, especially). It's not especially resonant, and some of the more interesting characters are overlooked in favor of extraneous subplots, but it's one of Coppola's best late films.
Rated 31 May 2014
caocaocaocao
Rated 20 Dec 2007
71
62nd
Yes it's melo dramatic but it could have so easily have been much worse. I've watched it a couple of times and I've been sucked in both times in spite of myself.
Rated 20 Dec 2007
prestobixPrestoBix
Rated 12 Oct 2019
79
64th
Seen 2x
Rated 12 Oct 2019
marcinMarcin
Rated 26 Jul 2012
85
84th
Great entertainment, unmasks legal profession and system.
Rated 26 Jul 2012
jentzejentze
Rated 27 Jul 2021
65
23rd
A Well acted, well crafted, crowd pleaser of a film; A 'David beats Goliath' -courtroom drama with likeable chracters, some romance and humor aiming to charm a bit, and light emotional drama to make one engaged.
Rated 27 Jul 2021
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 01 Mar 2021
63
77th
A quality, likeable, and engaging courtroom drama is hard to find for me. Damon's character did a good job humanizing the lawyer profession, and the proceedings still hit modern hot button topics. Yet the Danes subplot was not fleshed out enough, the rewatchability factor is lacking, and the whole thing ultimately lacked subtlety.
Rated 01 Mar 2021
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 11 Nov 2009
70
61st
This is not a memorable film as "The Godfather" or "Apocalypse Now", however, is an entertaining movie. But it is just that, a movie with good qualities, excellent cast, with a story only average.
Rated 11 Nov 2009
lachapellelachapelle
Rated 14 Aug 2007
74
46th
This is a decent movie that is hampered by the fact that the book it is based on is not one of Grisham's best novels. What problems I have wih movie are story related, not acing. Damon and DeVito work well together and bothe Voight and Scheider are sufficently slimy. A great anti-insurance company movie, I suppose. The payoff at the end is still way too high to be believable.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
zipsterZipster
Rated 11 Aug 2014
90
81st
Coppola made a strong, warm-blooded comeback when he turned one of the hot Grisham properties of the '90s into an engaging, character-driven David-vs.-Goliath legal drama exploring the scuzzier domains of the insurance game. Damon is crisp and solemn here in ways that make him a choice contrast to the rich plot's more ebullient figures, like DeVito's lovable paralegal, as well as a roster of major actors peppered in for good measure in distinctive, well-drawn supporting and bit roles.
Rated 11 Aug 2014
paulofilmopaulofilmo
Rated 30 Jul 2008
67
31st
Humble and hurt. Needs a rewatch.
Rated 30 Jul 2008

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