The Rainmaker(1997)
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.
Movie: The Rainmaker
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Rudy Baylor
Kelly Riker
Deck Shifflet
Leo F. Drummond
Dot Black
Judge Harvey Hale
Bruiser Stone
Richter Tyrone Kipler
Jackie Lemancyzk
Billy Porter
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