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7.3/10 1991 2h 8m Released

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.

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Top Cast

Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Max Cady
Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte
Sam Bowden
Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange
Leigh Bowden
Juliette Lewis
Juliette Lewis
Danielle Bowden
Joe Don Baker
Joe Don Baker
Claude Kersek
Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Lieutenant Elgart
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Lee Heller
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam
Judge
Illeana Douglas
Illeana Douglas
Lori Davis
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
Tom Broadbent
Zully Montero
Zully Montero
Graciella
Craig Henne
Craig Henne
Prisoner
Forest Burton
Forest Burton
Prisoner
Edgar Allan Poe IV
Edgar Allan Poe IV
Prisoner
Rod Ball
Rod Ball
Prisoner
W. Paul Bodie
W. Paul Bodie
Prisoner

Reviews

Eky

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…

Filipe Manuel Neto 8/10

**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…

CinemaSerf 7/10

"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…

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FAQ about Cape Fear

What is Cape Fear about?
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…
When was Cape Fear released?
Cape Fear was released in 1991.
What genres does Cape Fear belong to?
Cape Fear is categorised as Drama, Crime, Thriller.
Who stars in Cape Fear?
The cast of Cape Fear includes Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker.