Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) by Niki W — 28 Jun 2009

I really liked this movie, till I had kids of my own, then it started to scare the hell out of me and I haven't watched it since.

This review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) was written by Niki W on 28 Jun 2009.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

By Timone (161) on 01 Dec 2021

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is an psychological thriller about a psychopathic nanny named Peyton who wants to kill Claire and mainly steal…

Read Review

Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

By Tarloke J (12) on 21 Apr 2015

I absolutely love this movie. Rebecca Demornay plays peyton Flanders a nanny who comes to the bartel family to look after their child…

Read Review

Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

By Tor M (646) on 17 May 2013

This thriller was all the rage back in the day. And, wow!... can't believe it was directed by Curtis Hanson…

Read Review

Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

By Rebecca Hawkes (11) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 24 May 2014

De Mornay is oddly compelling as Mott…

Read Review

Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

By Charlie B (290) on 30 Nov 2015

Conventional thriller, well crafted and acted though about crazy revengeful woman…

Read Review

Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

By Steve W (2,154) on 31 May 2013

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is a very solid thriller thanks to naturalism and realism…

Read Review

Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 26 Sep 2020

Ynpretentious and efficient, Curtis Hanson`s suspense drama The Hand That Rocks the Cradle suggests, after the monstrous ego trips of this…

Read Review

Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 09 Jul 2013

All of the best parts here go to women -- Sciorra, De Mornay and Julianne Moore in a funny supporting bit as Claire's cynical, suspicious friend…

Read Review

Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

By Federico L (93) on 16 Sep 2017

An okay film about an untrustworthy babysitter…

Read Review

Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

By John O (1,007) on 28 May 2014

Another one of those fatal attraction/basic instinct kinda movies that came out in the late 80s and early 90s that most people's mums would…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Rocky IV (1985)

By Richard Schickel (546) for Time (1,811) on 02 Nov 1991

A scant hour and a half long, padded with clips from earlier Rocky pictures, adding nothing to his mythic, let alone human dimensions, it lacks…

Read Review

Review of Hannibal Rising (2007)

By Pete Hammond (936) for Maxim (189) on 02 Mar 2007

The most terrifying movie of the new year…

Read Review

Review of Babel (2006)

By Finnigan37 (16) on 22 Feb 2013

This is one of the five worst films I have ever seen. Insanely boring and pointless. Dullness for the sake of dullness…

Read Review

Review of Whale Rider (2003)

By Patty.p. (1) on 16 Oct 2004

This movie sucked, it was boring and it dragged on for ages. dont rent or buy this movie. I give it 0 out of 10, it was crap…

Read Review

Review of The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

By Mikel. (18) on 17 Jul 2009

This is the all-time worst movie I've ever seen (all the way through). Too long, too boring, too uninteresting…

Read Review

Review of The Departed (2006)

By Jca. (11) on 01 Oct 2007

Not necessary. Martin, William, leonardo, Matt, Mark, and Jack put together a performance that goes way over the top and totally unexpected…

Read Review

Review of The Good Shepherd (2006)

By J.s. (30) on 01 Feb 2008

To a teenager, this would be (and it is) an extremely boring movie…

Read Review

Review of Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 14 May 2007

May be Jordan's wildest mis-shot yet, so dense with dying fizzle and limp ideas that I began to wonder if Jordan has an evil twin, or if there…

Read Review

Review of The Discovery of Heaven (2001)

By Cátia M (19) on 12 Jul 2010

This is a very bad interpretation of a fabulous book, it doesn't provide any insight into the characters, their ideas; I highly recommend the…

Read Review

Review of In My Father's Den (2004)

By Zak H (46) on 03 Jun 2008

Not very impressed. I saw that it was adapted from a book and I wonder how much has been cut…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

1992

67%484 Reviews

The Secret of Loch Ness

2008

47%1 Review

Election

1999

77%722 Reviews

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018

74%2,515 Reviews

Jane Eyre

2011

74%750 Reviews

Winchester

2018

43%374 Reviews

Flatliners

2017

41%362 Reviews

Hugo

2012

75%810 Reviews

The Skin I Live In

2011

76%753 Reviews

East of Eden

1955

78%588 Reviews