Cape Fear

Is Cape Fear right for your family?

Movie 1991 128 min

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.

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. 16 (BR)

Likely present: ViolenceSexual contentRomance & relationshipsReligion & spiritualityFamily themesHeavy emotional content

A psychotic ex-convict seeks revenge against the attorney who represented him, threatening his family.

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