Cape Fear (1991)

Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.

• 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.

Rating

7.3 / 10 (4,071 votes)

Release date

November 13, 1991

Runtime

2h 08m

Language

English

Director

Martin Scorsese

Status

Released