A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him. Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis
A fast-track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after he disappoints his son for the last time. Yes, this is a legal movie. It is....seriously. Okay so there's some laughs along the way. Just deal with it. The trial scene DOES get pretty deep and emotional so take that! 13. Presumed Innocent (1990) Error: please try again.
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Only the slightest. The 1962 film “Cape Fear” (which was remade in 1991 by Martin Scorsese) was based on the 1957 novel “The Executioners” by John D. MacDonald. The book is set in the fictional town of “New Essex,” in what appears to be central Florida, where MacDonald was living at the time.
When attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) knowingly withholds evidence that would acquit violent sex offender Max Cady (Robert De Niro) of rape charges, Max spends 14 years in prison. But after Max's release, knowing about Sam's deceit, he devotes his life to stalking and destroying the Bowden family. When practical attempts to stop Max fail, Sam realizes that he must act outside the law to protect his wife and daughter in Martin Scorsese's remake of the classic 1962 thriller.Cape Fear / Film synopsis
Although a little gory for one or two scenes, "Cape fear" is well worth a watch. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote. Martin Scorsese's remake of the 1962 Gregory Peck/Robert Mitchum thriller has a flaw here and there but overall I feel it's one of the best of its kind and the director's most underrated film.
Cape Fear movie shows how a man can turn in his wildest possible version and wreak havoc all around him. The movie traces the story of the Bowden family, which includes Sam, Leigh and their teenage daughter Danielle.
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The name comes from the 1585 expedition of Sir Richard Grenville. Sailing to Roanoke Island, his ship became embayed behind the cape. Some of the crew were afraid they would wreck, giving rise to the name Cape Fear. It is the fifth-oldest surviving English place name in the U.S.
Max Cady : "I am like God, and God like me. I am as large as God, He is as small as I. He cannot above me, nor I beneath Him be." Silesius, 17th Century. Max Cady : Counselor!
Cape Fear marks the seventh collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro. The film was a commercial success and garnered positive reviews, receiving Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor (De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Lewis).
Cape Fear is a remake of a 1962 movie that starred Gregory Peck (The Omen) as Bowden and Robert Mitchum as Cady; Peck and Mitchum later cameoed in the 1991 version. The broad strokes of the two movies are similiar - with Cady harassing the Bowdens until a showdown at Cape Fear - but they also play out differently.
It was filmed in Florida, around Fort Lauderdale and its southern suburb Dania,on I-95 north of Miami, and in the subtropical wilderness of the Everglades, down on Florida's southern tip.
Because "Cape Fear" is a horror movie, it includes most of the cliches of that cycle. We know who is going to die here, so we just wait for it to happen. Scorsese might have spared us that, but then he probably chose to be true to the horror form. Jessica Lange is the wife of the lawyer.
The outdoor scenes were filmed on location in Savannah, Georgia; Stockton, California; and the Universal Studios backlot at Universal City, California. The indoor scenes were done at Universal Studios Soundstage.
This film is based on an autobiography called Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Emma Thompson, and you can rent it on Amazon or iTunes.
This Harrison Ford movie tells the story of a man who must prove his innocence of a crime he was wrongly convicted of committing. As you can tell from the film's name, he's on the run from the police, and it's a race-for-your life story that you can't forget.
Often when a wrongful conviction comes to light, you're hearing about it because a person is being exonerated for the crime which put them in jail. As exciting as it is that that person is finally receiving justice, it's infuriating that they were sent away for an act they didn't do.
In true crime, various echelons of the genre exist. There are the stories that make you disgusted by human nature and grateful for the criminal justice system. There are other cases that remain unsolved and make you muse over whodunit. And then, there are the tales of wrongful convictions that keep you up at night because you simply can't believe ...
IFCFilmsVOD on YouTube. A 1976 murder of a police officer is the subject of this documentary, which reveals a great deal of corruption within the criminal justice system. It's available on Netflix and Hulu for streaming.
While this 1994 film suggests that its protagonist, Andy Dufresne, was actually innocent for the crime that put him in jail, some people believe that Andy was a master-manipulator who actually was guilty. The dubiousness of innocence vs. guilt is part of its greatness, though. You can rent it on Amazon or iTunes for $3.99.
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An underrated thriller from the '90s, The Negotiator stars Samuel L. Jackson as a skilled hostage negotiator who finds himself on the other side of the law when he takes a group of government officials hostage in order to clear his name of murder. Jackson is excellent in the intense hero role.
6 Knives Out (2019) Rian Johnson delivered one of the most entertaining films of last year with the murder mystery Knives Out. Following the death of a famed author, a brilliant detective (Daniel Craig) begins investigating the man's dysfunctional family and loved ones to learn the truth.
2 The Shawshank Redemption (1993) Based on a story by Stephen King, The Shawshank Redemption is the story of a man who is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. As he spends years of his life behind bars, this man builds friendships, betters himself, and finds his own small ways to be free.
There is something incredibly captivating about the story of an innocent person being accused of a crime they didn't commit. These heroes immediately have the audience's sympathy for being thrown into an unfair scenario where they are fighting to prove their own innocence as the rest of the world condemns them.
The Mission: Impossible franchise usually involved superspy Ethan Hunt being forced to go rogue in order to save the day. That trend started with the first film in the series as Hunt is the only survivor left after a mission went bad and he must uncover the truth about the real mole in the organization.
1 The Fugitive (1993) While there are plenty of movies about an innocent man on the run, The Fugitive remains the most iconic. Harrison Ford stars as a doctor whose wife is brutally murdered and he is framed for the crime. After escaping during a prison transport, he goes on the run while trying to prove his innocence.
10 Invisible Man (2020) Blumhouse sought to remake a classic Universal horror movie with Leigh Whannell at the helm. The result was a tense and thrilling update to The Invisible Man starring Elizabeth Moss as a woman who escapes an abusive relationship only to realize her ex has found a way to turn himself invisible.
The 1990s saw a surge in great courtroom dramas, and these films are among the best examples of the genre. The 1990’s were arguably the years for legal thrillers, perhaps largely due to the onset of John Grisham’s novels. His knowledgeable approach to the entire genre certainly found literary success, and film adaptations were inevitable on arrival.
The high-concept premise is just catchy enough to enable Joe Pesci’s iconic personality. He plays a novice lawyer from New York, who must rescue family members from execution in Alabama. Surprisingly, the film handles its trial depiction very well, while always remembering to entertain.
The villainous mobsters have definitely aged poorly, almost offensively stereotypical and cheesy. Which is strange, with something like the convincing and brutal Goodfellas preceding this. Regardless, the plot moves briskly, and the child protagonist allows for easy investment.