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Rainmaker, The (1997) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Rainmaker, The (1997) a score of 2.8009 out of 4

based on (94) reviews

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Excellent

(11)

Very Good

(63)

Good

(19)

Fair

(0)

Poor

(1)

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Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

Coppola, who both wrote and directed this entertaining adaptation, follows the well-thumbed scenario, but with the help of his winning cast he disguises the absence of invention....read the complete Rainmaker, The (1997) review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

A young lawyer goes to work for a crooked ambulance-chasing firm, and tries not to drown in his first case against a highly successful insurance company and their formidable team of lawyers. The company refused to pay for a bone marrow transplant even tho...read the complete Rainmaker, The (1997) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Empire Magazine [UK] (Ian Nathan)

It's just so unremarkable. Which, considering its director's monumental output (both good and bad) is, frankly, a bit depressing....read the complete Rainmaker, The (1997) review at Empire Magazine [UK] (Ian Nathan)

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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)

Let's talk about silk purses and sows' ears. Let's talk about John Grisham'sThe Rainmaker.Or, as the movie company would have it,John Grisham's The Rainmaker. That's the official title of the film Francis Ford Coppola has made from...read the complete Rainmaker, The (1997) review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)

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