---
title: 'The Rainmaker (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Francis Ford Coppola'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rainmaker-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119978/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Rainmaker (1997)

1997 · 135 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

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 name. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola)
- **Screenplay:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola), [John Grisham](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-grisham)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Elmer Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmer-bernstein)
- **Producer:** [Michael Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-douglas), [Steven Reuther](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-reuther)
- **Editor:** [Barry Malkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-malkin)

## Cast

- [Danny Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-glover)
- [Dean Stockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-stockwell)
- [Sonny Shroyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonny-shroyer)
- [Mary Kay Place](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-kay-place)
- [Claire Danes](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-danes)
- [Mickey Rourke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-rourke)
- [Red West](https://cinepixo.com/people/red-west)
- [Roy Scheider](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-scheider)
- [Teresa Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/teresa-wright)
- [Randy Travis](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-travis)
- [Matt Damon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-damon)
- [Danny DeVito](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-devito)
- [Andrew Shue](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-shue)
- [Virginia Madsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-madsen)
- [Jon Voight](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-voight)

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