Cape Fear (1962)
Directed by J. Lee Thompson · 106 min · Thriller, Drama, Crime
54.3 TOPICAL score · #1,633 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
Cape Fear (1962, directed by J. Lee Thompson) has a TOPICAL score of 54.3 - ranked 1,633 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 76. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (664 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 40 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 76
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (664 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 40 languages
- Still read56,877 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gregory Peck (actor #64), Robert Mitchum (actor #532), Polly Bergen, Martin Balsam (actor #119)