The Rainmaker
A grounded, slow-burning legal drama that mixes courtroom tension with moral weight and a touch of gritty realism.
- About
- 1997 film by Francis Ford Coppola
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 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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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 3 | |
| Horror | 1 | |
| Humour | 3 | |
| Realism | 8 | |
| Romance | 4 | |
| Tension | 6 | |
| Darkness | 6 | |
| Complexity | 6 | |
| Emotional weight | 7 |
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