Cape Fear (1991)

Directed by

Martin Scorsese

Genre

drama film, horror film, crime film, mystery film, neo-noir, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

R

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3,930 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A convicted rapist is released from prison and uses legal loopholes to stalk and terrorize the former public defender he blames for his incarceration.

tenseunsettlingmenacingclaustrophobicslow-burngothicpsychologically fraughtgrim

What happens

Cape Fear is a 1991 American Southern Gothic psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Wesley Strick. It is a remake of the 1962 film, which was based on the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. The film stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Joe Don Baker, and Juliette Lewis. The film tells the story of a convicted rapist who, by using his newfound knowledge of the law and its numerous loopholes, seeks vengeance against a former public defender whom he blames for his fourteen years in prison due to purposefully botching his legal defense. Cape Fear was released by Universal Pictures on November 15, 1991, marking the seventh collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro. The film was a commercial success and became the first Scorsese film to gross more than $100 million. It received generally positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for several awards, including the Oscars and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor (De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Lewis). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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