Cape Fear

1991 · Directed by Martin Scorsese

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.

Cast: Robert De Niro, Gregory Peck, Nick Nolte, Juliette Lewis, Jessica Lange, Robert Mitchum, Joe Don Baker, Martin Balsam, Illeana Douglas, Esther Rolle

Rating: 7.252/10 from 2,767 votes