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Is the movie Cape Fear available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we're taking a look at Martin Scorsese's 1991 thriller Cape Fear — a storm-dark tale of revenge in which small-town attorney Sam Bowden finds his family terrorized by the tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting Max Cady. Packed with shadows, moral guilt and escalating menace, the film earned several Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor for Robert De Niro, Best Supporting Actress for Juliette Lewis, and recognition for Michael Ballhaus’s brooding cinematography. In this article, the team checks whether Cape Fear is currently streaming on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or Apple TV+ and how to catch its nightmarish performances on each platform. — The Stream Tracker team

Cape Fear

Synopsis

Fourteen years after Sam Bowden, then a public defender, hid a critical paper from his illiterate client Max Cady, Cady emerges from prison intent on revenge. Now a menacing, heavily tattooed ex-con who smokes cigars and wraps his abuse in scripture, he quietly infiltrates Sam’s suburban life and turns the family’s safety into a calculated campaign of terror. As threats escalate into violence, Sam must confront the consequences of his past mistake to protect his loved ones.

Release date

1991

Duration

2h 8min

Rating

Director

Country

États-Unis

Genre(s)

Crime, Thriller

Watch on which platform Cape Fear

Updated on 12/03/2026

Netflix

Available

Disney+

Not available

Prime Video

Available

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Apple TV+

Available

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