CAPE FEAR (1991)

This 90s remake of the classic psychological thriller sees Robert De Niro delivering one of his most powerful and most unnerving performances as the unhinged Max Cady. Exacting his revenge on the lawyer he blames for his imprisonment, Cady intimidates, seduces and just plain attacks the Bowden family, with his array of body art implicitly accentuating his intentions at every turn; lawyer dad Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) sees Cady’s prison tattoos as a warning, daughter Danielle (Juliette Lewis) thinks they add to his appeal whilst the audience sits there wishing everyone would pay attention to the Grim Reaper on his chest…