Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Cape Fear easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Cape Fear end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Cape Fear violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Cape Fear

Name: Cape Fear
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Released: 1962
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen, Martin Balsam, Lori Martin

Now he had only one weapon left—murder!

Directed by J. Lee Thompson

Produced by Melville-Talbot Productions, Universal Pictures

1962106 min7.4 / 10

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.

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Questions people ask

Is Cape Fear scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Cape Fear easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Cape Fear end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Cape Fear violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Cape Fear sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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