The Rainmaker
Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerlegalfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day."
Boxlist takeA layered crime thriller that is pacy, weighty and fresh. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Constellation Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
