Cape Fear (1991)Stream and Watch Online

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Released October 6th, 1991, 'Cape Fear' stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 8 min, and received a user score of 73 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 3,291 experienced users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Vudu, and Google Play Movies .