1991 · 2h 08m · US R · Drama / Crime / Thriller
Cape Fear
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.
Starring Nick Nolte · Robert De Niro · Jessica Lange · Juliette Lewis · Joe Don Baker
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The film, on every scale
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