Cape Fear

Now he had only one weapon left—murder!

A taut psychological thriller about a family under siege by a methodical predator who exploits legal loopholes to terrorize with impunity.

Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.