Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.
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.
Cape Fear (1991) is a drama, crime and thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese, released on November 13, 1991 with a runtime of 2h 8m. It stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange and Juliette Lewis. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 4,005 ratings.
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Robert De Niro
as Max Cady
Nick Nolte
as Sam Bowden
Jessica Lange
as Leigh Bowden
Juliette Lewis
as Danielle Bowden
Joe Don Baker
as Claude Kersek
Robert Mitchum
as Lieutenant Elgart
Gregory Peck
as Lee Heller
Martin Balsam
as Judge
Illeana Douglas
as Lori Davis
Fred Thompson
as Tom Broadbent
Zully Montero
as Graciella
Craig Henne
as Prisoner
Directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Wesley Strick, John D. MacDonald and James R. Webb, produced by Barbara De Fina.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 4,005 ratings.
Meet Max Cady, the most terrific villain role De Niro ever played simply because he successfully portrayed a crook who possesses a very complex personality of being stone-cold, violent, absolutely merciless, also on the other hand quite witty and charismatic to ever lure Danielle Bowden (Juliette Lewis) into his trap when he pretended to be her drama teacher so convincingly. Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear tells the…
Reviewed on June 19, 2012
**A really very good movie, and proof that there are remakes that are really worth it for their quality and good execution.** I've just seen this movie (which I've actually seen on television, but without paying enough attention to a movie I want to write something about) and once again I was very impressed. The truth is that, without wanting to legitimize the practice, which is often taken to exaggeration, there…
Reviewed on July 2, 2022
"Cady" (Robert De Niro) is released from jail after serving eighteen years for rape. He alights on the doorstep of his erstwhile defending counsel "Bowden" (Nick Nolte) with his cigar and his red sports car and generally starts intimidating the man and his family. Why? Well it turns out that the lawyer had buried some evidence during the trial that may have cast doubt on the voracity of the evidence given by the…
Reviewed on May 15, 2023
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Cape Fear (1991) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Cape Fear (1991) includes Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis and Joe Don Baker. The film was directed by Martin Scorsese. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Cape Fear was released on November 13, 1991 and runs for 2h 8m.
Cape Fear (1991) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 4,005 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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