Cape Fear (1991)
Directed by Martin Scorsese · 128 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller
62.2 TOPICAL score · #1,155 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Cape Fear (1991, directed by Martin Scorsese) has a TOPICAL score of 62.2 - ranked 1,155 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 73. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (4,054 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 54 languages.
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- Critics75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 73
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (4,054 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 54 languages
- Still read212,707 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Nick Nolte (actor #417), Robert De Niro (actor #8), Jessica Lange (actor #211), Juliette Lewis (actor #758)
“It received generally positive reviews from critics.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10