‘Cape Fear’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say Fear Remains Intact In Remake

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘Cape Fear’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say Fear Remains Intact In RemakeByTim Lammers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow AuthorJun 03, 2026, 04:06pm EDTJavier Bardem in "Cape Fear."Apple TV Javier Bardem, Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson’s Cape Fear, Apple TV’s series remake of the classic Cape Fear movies, is putting the fear in most Rotten Tomatoes critics.Based on the 1957 novel The Executioners, by John D. McDonald, Cape Fear was first adapted as a feature film in 1962. Robert Mitchum stars in original version as the violent psychopath Max Cady opposite Gregory Peck’s Sam Bowden, the lawyer who helped put him in prison. Eight years later, Cady is released, and the ex-con seeks vengeance on Cady and his family.ForbesA24 Selling ‘Backrooms’ Yellow Wallpaper Amid Film’s Booming SuccessBy Tim LammersIn 1991, Martin Scorsese remade Cape Fear for the big screen, starring Robert De Niro as Cady, Nick Nolte as Bowden, and Jessica Lange and Juliette Lewis as Bowden’s wife and daughter, Leigh and Danielle. In the new Cape Fear remake Bardem plays Cady, while Wilson and Adams play the renamed Tom and Anna Bowden — the husband and wife attorneys who put him in prison— while Lily Collias plays their daughter, who has been renamed Natalie.The first two episodes of the 10-episode season will begin streaming on Apple TV on Friday. Cape Fear so far has earned an 80% “fresh” critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer based on 25 reviews. MORE FOR YOUForbes‘Obsession’ Streaming Date Skipped In Favor Of Longer Theatrical-To-PVOD WindowBy Tim LammersRT’s Critics Consensus, Audience Summary and Popcornmeter score for Cape Fear are still pending.What Are Individual Critics Saying About ‘Cape Fear’?Aramide Tinubu of Variety is among the top critics on RT who give Cape Fear a “fresh” score, writing her review summary that “the latest adaptation, an Apple...