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 has generally received very positive reviews.
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Cape Fear was released in 1991 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 609 reviews, giving Cape Fear (1991) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 75% and users giving an average score of 73%.
With a score of 76%, Cape Fear is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1991, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1991 with similar scores include films like The Man in the Moon, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and Truly Madly Deeply.
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