Cape Fear

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Cape Fear
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R,2hrs 8min
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November 13, 1991
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MCA/Universal Pictures
Synopsis: Martin Scorsese's remake of Cape Fear provided the director with a box-office success to follow up the critical success of the previous year's Goodfellas. After serving a lengthy prison sentence for a sexual assault, Max Cady (Robert De Niro) comes calling on the man who served as his public defender, Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte). Max begins a campaign of harassment against the man and his family because Bowden buried a report that would have in all likelihood acquitted Cady of the charges against him. ... Full Synopsis
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A hypnotically engrossing thriller that spins along on the dreams and anxieties of its characters. Full Review
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73
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Max Cady
Sam Bowden
Leigh Bowden
Danielle Bowden
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