The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

By

  • Genre: Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1992-01-10
  • Runtime: 110 minutes
  • : 6.858
  • Production Company: Hollywood Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
    • Watch it NOW FREE
6.858/10
6.858
From 870 Ratings

Description

A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the family. The nail-biting suspense builds quickly in this chilling psychological thriller about deception and bitter revenge.

Trailer

Reviews

  • CinemaSerf

    7
    By CinemaSerf
    For a while, Rebecca de Mornay is quite menacing as the live-in nanny "Peyton". She is hired by "Claire" (Annabella Sciorra) and her husband "Michael" (Matt McCoy) to look after their baby. Initially all kind and helpful, we soon begin to suspect that she has another agenda - and that she will stop at nothing to attain it! Sadly, after about twenty minutes the story rather settles into a predictable pattern as she gradually manipulates the family, exploits and creates some cracks in the marriage (or tries to, anyway) before a denouement that is really rather weak and takes just a bit to long to arrive. The production is maybe just a bit too pristine, too sterile, to sustain the sense of peril and the dialogue is just too wordy with scenarios taking too long to cook. Still, it's quite watchable film just one that I think has dated rather over the last thirty years into a mediocre television thriller.

Recommended Movies

keyboard_arrow_up