1997 : Drama Movies - Sort: Most Popular

John Grisham's The Rainmaker (Nov 1997)

In Theaters

Danny DeVito, Mickey Rourke, Matt Damon, Virginia Madsen, Francis Ford Coppola, Claire Danes, Teresa Wright, Jon Voight, Dean Stockwell, Andrew Shue, Mary Kay Place

Paramount Pictures

Matt Damon plays Rudy Baylor, a rookie lawyer in over his head on a high-profile case. Opposing him: an army of legal sharks. On Rudy’s side: Deck Shifflet, a feisty “paralawyer” who specialises in flunking the bar exam.

Completed PG-13 Drama 2 hrs, 15 mins

LA Confidential (Sep 1997)

Scope N/A

Guy Pearce, Danny DeVito, David Strathairn, Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland, Ron Rifkin

Warner Bros. Pictures

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

Completed R Drama Crime