Cape Fear (1991): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

Cape Fear (1991) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Robert De Niro as Max Cady; Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden; Jessica Lange as Leigh Bowden; Juliette Lewis as Danielle Bowden; Joe Don Baker as Claude Kersek; Robert Mitchum as Lieutenant Elgart; Gregory Peck as Lee Heller; Martin Balsam as Judge

About Cape 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? 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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