• Film

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

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Time Out says

Claire (Sciorra), happily married and pregnant, is molested during a visit to her gynaecologist. The ensuing investigation results in the doctor's suicide, thus causing his pregnant wife (De Mornay) to miscarry. De Mornay finds solace in an elaborate revenge which involves posing as a nanny and gaining employment with Claire in order to wreak havoc. Screenwriter Amanda Silver gleefully exploits parental fears, and skilfully depicts the shifting loyalties, malevolence and escalating paranoia within Claire's household. But as the film progresses, malicious schemes and loony excesses are combined, with Hanson's self-conscious direction rendering one particularly sensational murder even more implausible. Subtler and more involving are sequences which show the splendidly unnerving De Mornay in coercive, threatening mode.

Release Details

  • Duration:110 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:Curtis Hanson
  • Screenwriter:Amanda Silver
  • Cast:
    • Annabella Sciorra
    • Rebecca De Mornay
    • Matt McCoy
    • Ernie Hudson
    • Julianne Moore
    • Madeline Zima
    • John de Lancie
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