Martin Scorsese (The Irishman, Wolf of Wall Street) directs this remake of the 1962 film of the same name. Sam Bowden...
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman, Wolf of Wall Street) directs this remake of the 1962 film of the same name. 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? Fourteen 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, bibliophile Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss. Starring Robert De Niro (Raging Bull), Nick Nolte (The Prince of Tides), Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers), and Jessica Lange (American Horror Story).
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Where to watch Cape Fear (1991)
76 %59 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
77 %69,279 reviewsAudience score rating
"An essential work by one of our masters..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A sterling performance by Robert De Niro..."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"Impressive moviemaking, showing Scorsese as a master of a traditional Hollywood genre..."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Scorcese drew seminal and genuinely creepy performances from his stars..."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"More than one observer has attributed Cape Fear’s manic formalism to the director’s alienation from the material..."
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Sight & Sound
Sight & Sound"Except for Lewis and... Baker, the performances are largely unimaginative in this overblown horror-schlocker."
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Time Out
Time Out"Lewis is excellent as the troubled, tempted teen..."
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Variety
Variety"Inadequately scripted by Wesley Strick, and even as a simple genre picture it works only in fits and starts."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"Hypnotically engrossing..."
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly"Meticulously crafted, but psychologically underfleshed thriller..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterCape Fear (1991) | Details
- Rating
- R,
- Runtime
- 128
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of origin
- USA
