- HD 1080
- Runtime: 92m.
- Status: Released
- 0
- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Brian De Palma
- Stars: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry
- keywords: child abuse, kidnapping, detective, attempted murder, swamp, flashback, psychologist, hospital, evil twin, hypnotism, psychotic, multiple personality, suspenseful, intense
- Production_studio: Pacific Western
- Slogan: Demented. Deranged. Deceptive. De Palma.
- The Raising Cain is featured in the top rankings of 1992
- #42 in Top Crime Movies of 1992
- #34 in Top Thriller Movies of 1992
- #14 in Top Horror Movies of 1992
Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.