The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

  • 1992


MOVIE IS vicious prospective malicious entertaining whimsical
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63 %
63 % Fresh
$ 88 Million
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Positive Reviews 17
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 3.1/5
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3.0
Back in 1987, Fatal Attraction tapped such a mother lode of anxiety about unstable women and the fragility of the modern nuclear family that when the .. EW
3.0
The strong cast and script take a story that could easily feel like cheap exploitation and raise it high enough to be a decent choice for mature viewe .. Common Sense Media
4.5
A low key thriller that will make baby boomers double check the references of any prospective nanny. Variety
1.5
As the film progresses, malicious schemes and loony excesses are combined, with Hansons self conscious direction rendering one particularly sensationa .. Time Out
2.5
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (R) By Rita Kempley Washington Post Staff Writer January 10, 1992 Rebecca De Mornay is the nanny from hell in The Hand ..
2.5
When Claire Bartel (Sciorra) and her yuppie husband Michael (McCoy) find themselves in need of a nanny for their young daughter Emma and newborn Joe, ..
4.0
A unexpected pleasure to watch, disturbing for new parents, slightly silly but ever so enjoyable.
4.4
This jovially sinister, middle class morality tale cum horror show is predictable, implausible and fiendishly entertaining. Tv Guide
2.5
Laramie Movie Scope: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle By the numbers suspense by Robert Roten, Film Critic March 2, 1992 The Hand That Rocks The Cradle .. Lariat
4.0
Review Our Score by Sue Heal Cool, Teutonic looking Rebecca De Mornay plays the nanny from hell, wreaking havoc on the sunny designer family life of A .. Radio Times
2.5
THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE Evil nanny threatens yuppie household. Cs Monitor
3.1
If a suspense thriller is scary enough it can often overcome inherent plot weaknesses and lapses in logic, and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, at leas .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.0
by The reasons for the popularity of Curtis Hansons psychological thriller The Handle That Rocks the Cradle, the first bona fide hit of 1992, may be s .. Emanuellevy
0.5
Hanson creates the occasionally effective shock effect to satisfy those who want to squeal in mock fright. More often the devices he uses are such tir .. Ny Times
4.5
Peyton plays upon Claires deepest anxieties her sexual insecurity, her fear of child molesters to vicious effect. Hanson and Silver manipulate our anx .. News Week
0.5
De Mornay seems to have found her true vocation playing the nanny from hell, but while the ensuing thrills may well be enjoyed by many, anyone with of .. Film 4
3.5
As Peyton Flanders, the demented nanny in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Rebecca De Mornay has a picture perfect prettiness. La Times
4.5
Curtis Hansons direction and Amanda Silvers screenplay are both models of no flab craft and intelligence, and all the actors (who also include Ernie H .. Chicago Reader
3.8
Unpretentious and efficient, Curtis Hansons suspense drama The Hand That Rocks the Cradle suggests, after the monstrous ego trips of this past holiday .. Articles Chicago Tribune
1.0
Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay This is not a movie for mothers of young children or for couples with pretty, live in nannies. People
3.8
Friday, January 10, 1992 Page updated at 12:00 AM E mail article Print A Sinister Hand Rocks This Cradle XXX The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, with Anna .. Seattle Times
3.0
The trouble with a lot of movies these days is that their plots are structured almost randomly. Articles Orlando Sentinel
3.8
All of the best parts here go to women Sciorra, De Mornay and Julianne Moore in a funny supporting bit as Claires cynical, suspicious friend. Articles Philly
2.5
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle wont put you to sleep, but that isnt because the theme is a new one. Articles Baltimore Sun
3.5
entertaining psychodrama with a hissable villain and some satisfactory scares. Net Flix
5.0
A diabolical thriller called The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is the stuff of every working parents nightmares. Articles Sun Sentinel
2.5
Its all but forgotten by now, but a couple of years ago, William Friedkin tried to exorcise his recent failures with a shocker called The Guardian, ab .. Hartford Courant
2.0
People are still buying them and using them, but it is an amusing footnote to all the rush for the next thing that the format that helped bring us all .. Fulvue Drive
3.0
Tucked into a tiny courtyard in El Segundo, festooned with a multi colored mural and situated across from a jiu jitsu parlor and the newest Blue Butte .. Tbr News



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