Cape Fear

1991 · 2h 8m · 7.3

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

Martin Scorsese

Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam, Illeana Douglas, Fred Thompson

prison, small town, child abuse, rape, houseboat, cigar smoking, remake, revenge, stalking, lawyer, psychological thriller, fear, rebellious daughter, rapist, private detective, killing a dog, threat to family, family terrorized