The read
Scores higher than 81% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic72/100
1,541 audience votes
Key crew
- Francis Ford CoppolaDirector
- Francis Ford CoppolaScreenplay
- Michael HerrScreenplay
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Matt DamonRudy Baylor
- Claire DanesKelly Riker
- Danny DeVitoDeck Shifflet
- Jon VoightLeo F. Drummond
- Mary Kay PlaceDot Black
- Dean StockwellJudge Harvey Hale
- Mickey RourkeBruiser Stone
- Danny GloverRichter Tyrone Kipler
- Virginia MadsenJackie Lemancyzk
- Randy TravisBilly Porter
- Roy ScheiderWilfred Keeley
- Red WestBuddy Black
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