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The Rainmaker

Movie · 1997 · 135 min

A grounded, slow-burning legal drama that mixes courtroom tension with moral weight and a touch of gritty realism.

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1997 film by Francis Ford Coppola
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Year
1997
Runtime
135 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • greed
  • morality
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, crime, trial
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Written by
Francis Ford Coppola, John Grisham
Starring
Matt Damon, Jon Voight, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Mickey Rourke, Danny Glover, Teresa Wright, Roy Scheider
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
John Toll
Runtime
135 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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