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Cape Fear

Where:

North Carolina

When:

The 1990s

There is nothing in the dark that isn't there in the light. Except fear. — 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? Fourteen 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.

Released in 1991 — 128 minutes

Genres:

Thriller Crime

Language:

English