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.

“Scorsese’s most unapologetically visceral thriller.” — The New York Times

“A bravura showcase for Robert De Niro at his most terrifying.” — Roger Ebert

“Scorsese turns pulp into high-style psychological horror.” — Sight & Sound