The Hand That Rocks the Cradle poster

Cast

Annabella Sciorra profile

Annabella Sciorra

Claire Bartel

Rebecca De Mornay profile

Rebecca De Mornay

Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders

Matt McCoy profile

Matt McCoy

Michael Bartel

Madeline Zima profile

Madeline Zima

Emma Bartel

Julianne Moore profile

Julianne Moore

Marlene Craven

John de Lancie profile

John de Lancie

Dr. Victor Mott

Kevin Skousen profile

Kevin Skousen

Marty Craven

Jane Jones profile

Jane Jones

Woman in Park

Brian T. Finney profile

Brian T. Finney

Botanical Gardens Worker

Julie Clemmons profile

Julie Clemmons

Female Lab Worker

Patrick Ryals profile

Patrick Ryals

Policeman

Charles Lucia profile

Charles Lucia

Realtor (as Chip Lucia)

Rachel Glenn profile

Rachel Glenn

Emma's Friend (uncredited)

Details

Status

Released

Original language

en

Countries

US

Budget

$11,700,000

Revenue

$88,036,683

Reviews

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A review by Wuchak 6

December 19, 2019

The nanny from hell in the Seattle area

A well-to-do couple in the Puget Sound region (Matt McCoy & Annabella Sciorra) hires a nanny not knowing that she has axes to grind (Rebecca De Mornay). Ernie Hudson plays a mentally challenged laborer while Julianne Moore is on hand as the wife’s best friend.

"The Hand that Rocks the Cradle" (1992) is a drama/thriller in the mold of contemporaneous flicks like “The Stepfather” (1987) and “The Cru...

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A review by CinemaSerf 7

September 18, 2022

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 cr...

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