scorsese and deniro is probably the greatest actor and director duo ever.
every time they work together, deniro delivers his all.cape fear is a great mystery film, its shot and scored like a horror film which rightfully so, the mystery of the film is haunting because we don't know cady's motive for the entire movie until the third act.
its great stuff.
Cape Fear
Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.
Rating
3.5 (2)
Release Date
11/13/1991Runtime
128 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$35,000,000Revenue
$182,300,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A methodical descent into psychological terror as a lawyer watches his carefully constructed life unravel under the systematic stalking of a vindictive predator. Every moment crackles with the threat of violence and the suffocating dread of being hunted in your own home.
Mood
Dread-soakedTenseParanoidAngry
Themes
RevengeFamilyCorruptionJustice
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violenceSexual violenceChild endangerment
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