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By Ws W (1,791) on 17 Nov 2015

Actually the insurance case plot line is already more than enough supporting the whole feature…

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By Jonathan B (2,317) on 21 Oct 2015

The movie isn't that good, but Matt and especially Danny DeVito are great…

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By F B (850) on 20 Sep 2015

The film lacks an epic feel and the courtroom drama feels a little bit lacking in importance, despite the title…

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By Karen O (26) on 08 Mar 2015

On paper, The Rainmaker comes across as a wonderfully tense drama about a law graduate fighting against an insurance company, who are being…

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By Herb B (4) on 12 Nov 2014

Good film that explores the moral issues lawyers face, and very well acted…

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By Laura Miller (37) for Salon.com (2,725) on 23 Sep 2014

What filmgoers get is a satisfactory mainstream entertainment, with a handful of major actors in juicy minor roles tossed in for good measure…

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By Kyle M (2,387) on 23 Aug 2014

Probably one of the best courtroom dramas I've seen thanks to the performances from Damon, DeVito, Voight and Rourke, with Coppola's smart-but-bit-flawed…

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By Dan G (1,214) on 22 Aug 2014

I love every one of his books, and his movies are amazing. Every one of them…

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By Luke M (834) on 18 Jul 2014

Francis Ford Coppola's directing is great, as to be expected, and Matt Damon is a strong lead in this movie…

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By Taylor N (159) on 12 Jul 2014

I love the book and the movie wasn't bad either. I'm a Matt Damon fan…

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By Eldin B (171) on 15 Jun 2014

Every lawyer, at least once in every case, feels himself crossing a line that he doesn't really mean to cross... it just happens…

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By Zachary Y (404) on 04 Jun 2014

Damon, Rourke, Mary Kay Place and DeVito are pitch perfect and the story is well-adapted and smooth flowing…

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By Ian T (457) on 19 Mar 2014

Matt Damon and Danny DeVito both do a good job in this movie. The script however has too many boring moments…

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By Antony B (34) on 09 Mar 2014

Liked this a lot. Must be one of Damon's first. Would recommend…

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By Jerome P (140) on 09 Mar 2014

Devito makes this movie go. Not bad but time hasn't been it's best friend…

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 06 Feb 2014

The film delivers old-fashioned star turns and glittering cameos (Jon Voight and Mickey Rourke are especially good, but Danny DeVito, Mary…

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By Guido S (546) on 03 Feb 2014

Based on a John Grisham novel which I haven't read, Matt Damon is a young lawyer who gets a job working for someone who wasn't getting the…

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By Skaj C (9) on 03 Feb 2014

Based on a John Grisham novel which I haven't read, Matt Damon is a young lawyer who gets a job working for someone who wasn't getting the…

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By Andy H (538) on 03 Feb 2014

Based on a John Grisham novel which I haven't read, Matt Damon is a young lawyer who gets a job working for someone who wasn't getting the…

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By Jocey D (500) on 02 Jan 2014

A solid adaption of Grisham's novel by the same name…

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