A ranked list of John Grisham adaptations, in honor of the new ‘Rainmaker’

His books have been adapted both for film and for television. A new series adaptation of The Rainmaker is arriving this week on USA (and streaming later on Peacock), and, well, it’s no Francis Ford Coppola movie.

9. The Firm (TV) (2012, NBC)

8. The Chamber (1996, directed by James Foley)

7. The Rainmaker (TV) (2025, USA/Peacock)

6. Runaway Jury (2003, directed by Gary Fleder)

5. The Client (1994, directed by Joel Schumacher)

4. A Time To Kill (1996, directed by Joel Schumacher)

3. The Firm (1993, directed by Sydney Pollack)

2. The Rainmaker (1997, directed by Francis Ford Coppola)

1. The Pelican Brief (1993, directed by Alan J. Pakula)