They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime… but every underdog has his day.
The Rainmaker is adapted from the John Grisham novel about broke, inexperienced Memphis law-school graduate Rudy Baylor who takes on a case against the insurance industry when an indigent family’s son dies after being denied medical care.
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for a strong beating and elements of domestic abuse
Principal Cast: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito and Claire Danes
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Newly hired attorney, Rudy Baylor, learns from Deck Shifflet how to acquire unknowing clients from a hospital using dubious ethical practices.
Themes: Ethics, Greed, Business, Dignity, Manipulation, Attorney, Coercion, Vulnerability, Decorum
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When Rudy meets a patient who was beaten by her husband, he is forced to take a look at the integrity within his professional.
Themes: Ethics, Attorney, Dignity, Business, Justice, Morality
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