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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   11,964 votes
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Director:
Curtis Hanson
Writer (WGA):
Amanda Silver (written by)
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Release Date:
10 January 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
The Bartels couldn't believe how fortunate they were to find Peyton. But they didn't find her, she chose them. more
Plot:
Peyton Flanders seemed to be the perfect nanny, but secretly she was out to wreck the lives of the family she was supposed to be helping... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 5 nominations more
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(19 articles)
First set report, exclusive photo from Mother’S Day
 (From Fangoria. 20 October 2009, 12:56 PM, PDT)

The Family That Slays Together: Ten Domestic Slashers
 (From IFC. 15 October 2009, 9:27 AM, PDT)

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Rebecca de Mornay is the nanny from hell...scary thriller... more (84 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Annabella Sciorra ... Claire Bartel

Rebecca De Mornay ... Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders

Matt McCoy ... Michael Bartel

Ernie Hudson ... Solomon

Julianne Moore ... Marlene Craven

Madeline Zima ... Emma Bartel
John de Lancie ... Dr. Victor Mott
Kevin Skousen ... Marty Craven
Mitchell Laurance ... Lawyer
Justin Zaremby ... Roth, the Schoolyard Bully
Eric Melander ... Joey 'Joe' Bartel
Jennifer Melander ... Joey 'Joe' Bartel
Ashley Melander ... Joey 'Joe' Bartel
Cliff Lenz ... Seattle Today Host
Penny LeGate ... Seattle Today Host
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for terror, violence, a scene of sexual molestation, and for language.
Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Kevin Spacey was considered for the role of Michael Bartell. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Peyton's knitting needles jump around between shots when she asks Claire if she's going to the greenhouse. more
Quotes:
Emma Bartel: Peyton, if something happens to my mommy, would you take care of me?
Peyton Flanders: Of course I would... and your daddy, too! I'd take care of ALL of you!
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Soundtrack:
SEATTLE TODAY THEME more

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10 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Rebecca de Mornay is the nanny from hell...scary thriller..., 31 December 2006
6/10
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

You have to hand it to the makers of THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE--once the story starts to unravel, you have to stay tuned to find out how this manipulative bitch will get her comeuppance. It's as simple as that. We know from the start that she has evil intentions, but we never know how evil they are until she starts a series of manipulative acts that demonstrate how cunning and remorseless she is.

REBECCA de MORNAY is so convincingly evil that you have to wonder why her career didn't skyrocket after this. It's a performance worthy of award consideration, but both she and the film itself have been largely forgotten. None of the supporting players, with the exception of JULIANNE MOORE, have become household names but they're all quite effective.

The ending may be somewhat predictable--and most welcome when it finally comes--but it's still stylishly done and a satisfying conclusion to a tale of household terror when a nanny's rage goes amok because of an incident in her past involving a woman whom she perceives as ruining her husband's life. Sure, it's been done before, but never quite so cunningly presented.

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