The Hand that Rocks the Cradle(Movie, 1992)

Name: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1992
Duration: T01:50:00
Rating: 3.5

| 1h 50min | Genres: Drama, Thriller

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 380 votes)

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a 1992 American psychological thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, and Julianne Moore. Its plot follows the pregnant wife of a Seattle obstetrician who kills himself after he is accused of sexual misconduct by his patients. The shock leads the wife to miscarry, after which she poses as a nanny for one of her husband's accusers, and slowly begins to infiltrate the family. The title is taken from an 1865 poem by William Ross Wallace and there are several nods to the comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle grossed approximately $140 million worldwide. The film was remade into a Hindi film by the name Khal-Naaikaa in 1993. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

MTV Movie Award for Best Villain

About The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Seattle

Made by: Hollywood Pictures, Interscope Communications, Nomura Babcock & Brown

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 21 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 01/10/1992

Cast: Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, Julianne Moore, Madeline Zima, John de Lancie, Kimberly Hill

Director: Curtis Hanson

Screenwriter: Amanda Silver

Film Editor: John F. Link

Director of Photography: Robert Elswit

Composer: Graeme Revell

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La mano sulla culla... è la mano che governa il mondo"

Keywords: destroy, rage and hate, childlessness, desire to have children, malice, familys daily life, child, infant, loss of loved one, nanny

Budget: 11,700,000 USD

Revenue: 88,036,683 USD (= 752%)

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