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MOVIE

Cape Fear

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

★ 7.3 1991 128 min R DramaCrimeThriller

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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ERA & CONTEXT

Cape Fear in its release era

Released in 1991, Cape Fear sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1991-11-13
Rating
R
TMDB score
7.3/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Amblin Entertainment, Cappa Productions, Tribeca Productions
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