# Cape Fear (1991)

> A disgruntled ex-convict wages a calculated campaign of revenge against the lawyer whose courtroom choices sent him to prison, placing the lawyer’s family under siege.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1053

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Cast: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101540/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, foreboding, late night thriller viewing, dark movie night

## Synopsis

A relentless pursuit of vengeance unfolds as a man returns to settle the score.

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- [A Time to Kill (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/1090)
- [Ricochet (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/4724)
- [Eye for an Eye (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/10347)
- [Unlawful Entry (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/10512)
- [The Firm (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/23250)
- [The Star Chamber (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/7267)
- [The Gingerbread Man (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/7134)

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