STRAW vs The Rainmaker
STRAW has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7/10 for The Rainmaker). STRAW is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 15m. The Rainmaker is the older of the two (1997 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
STRAW
The Rainmaker| STRAW | The Rainmaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tyler Perry | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Main cast | Rockmond Dunbar, Taraji P. Henson, Glynn Turman, Sinbad, Tilky Jones | Jon Voight, Claire Danes, Virginia Madsen, Danny DeVito, Matt Damon |
Synopsis
STRAW
What will be her last straw? A devastatingly bad day pushes a hardworking single mother to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperation.
The Rainmaker
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.
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