In 1991, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro teamed up for one of their many iconic collaborations and one of Scorsese's only outright thrillers: Cape Fear . The film stars De Niro as Max Cady, a violent criminal recently released from prison and set on reckoning with his former lawyer, who he believes threw the case. Nick Nolte portrays Samuel Bowden, the attorney who comes face to face with Cady and has his family life thrown into chaos by this vengeful figure from his past. De Niro delivers a terrifying, animalistic performance as Cady, and it highlights one of the greatest strengths of this film: it is a remake with its own distinctive sense of tone and style.

The original Cape Fear was released in 1962, directed by J. Lee Thompson , starring Gregory Peck as B

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