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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Trust is her weapon. Innocence her opportunity. Revenge her only desire.

6.9(1,069)19921h 50m15

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$11.7M
Box office
$88M
Language
English
  • rage and hate
  • loss of loved one
  • nanny
  • destroy
  • family's daily life
  • infant
  • childlessness
  • malice
  • desire to have children
  • kids
  • suspenseful
  • frightened

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR10 Jan 1992
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1524 Apr 1992
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM28 May 1992
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical162 Jul 1992
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+21 May 1993
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical129 Sept 1992
    • Digital / OTTDisney+23 Feb 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical162 Jul 1992
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1517 Apr 1992
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1226 Jun 1992
    • TV12Net 515 Mar 2003
    • Physical12DVD4 Feb 2004
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/1629 May 1992
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical184 Apr 1992
  • SwedenSE

    • TV1510 Jan 1992

Frequently asked questions

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle was released on 10 January 1992.

Audience reviews

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  • W

    Wuchak

    12/19/2019

    6/10

    ***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 “…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    9/18/2022

    7/10

    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 gr…

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