Movies like The Rainmaker
If The Rainmaker's mix of court case, jurors and proof stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Rainmaker's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Godfather Part II
1974 · Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 202 min8.6
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Shares: lawyer · Also drama and crime
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and…
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The Godfather Part III
1990 · Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 162 min7.4
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Shares: lawyer · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1990s)
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
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Witness for the Prosecution
1957 · Directed by Billy Wilder · 116 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer, courtroom · Also drama and crime
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a…
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12 Angry Men
1957 · Directed by Sidney Lumet · 97 min8.6
Why you'll like itShares: court case, jurors, courtroom
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father.
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Bridge of Spies
2015 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 141 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer, courtroom · Also thriller and drama
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a…
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The Pelican Brief
1993 · Directed by Alan J. Pakula · 141 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: legal thriller, dramatic · Also thriller and crime · From the same decade (1990s)
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017 · Directed by Dan Gilroy · 122 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer, courtroom · Also drama and crime
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role.
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Changing Lanes
2002 · Directed by Roger Michell · 98 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer, legal thriller · Also thriller and drama
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives.
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Just Mercy
2019 · Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · 137 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer · Also drama and crime
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence…
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Good Will Hunting
1997 · Directed by Gus Van Sant · 127 min8.2
Why you'll like itWith Matt Damon · Shares: courtroom · From the same decade (1990s)
Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.
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Michael Clayton
2007 · Directed by Tony Gilroy · 120 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: legal thriller · Also drama and thriller
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
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The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Directed by Taylor Hackford · 144 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: courtroom, legal thriller · From the same decade (1990s)
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.