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The Rainmaker(Movie, 1997)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 15min | Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
The RainmakerRating: 3.5/5 (with 532532 votes)
The Rainmaker is a 1997 American legal drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on John Grisham's 1995 novel of the same title. It stars Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Roy Scheider, Virginia Madsen, and Teresa Wright in her final film role. ()
Movie poster of The Rainmaker

Where to watch The Rainmaker (cinema/streaming/download)?

"The Rainmaker" is currently available on 2 providers. The Rainmaker can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: German
Duration: 2h 15min
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Duration: 2h 16min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD

Awards & Nominations for The Rainmaker

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

About The Rainmaker

When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.

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Trailer for The Rainmaker + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Der Regenmacher ≣ 1997 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 2:18)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: Memphis
Plays in: Memphis
Based on the work of: John Grisham ("The Rainmaker")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 26 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/02/1998 (World premiere: 11/18/1997)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"播雨者"
"造雨人"
"Legítima defensa, de John Grisham"
"John Grishams Regnmakaren"
"John Grisham's The Rainmaker"
Budget: 40,000,000 USD
Revenue: 45,916,769 USD (= 115%)

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Other movies with this title: The Rainmaker (US, 1926), The Rainmaker (US, 1956), The Rainmaker (XG/DE, 1976), The Rainmaker (US, 1982), The Rainmaker (ID, 2004)

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