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title: 'The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Curtis Hanson'
released: '1992-01-10'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hand-that-rocks-the-cradle-1992'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104389/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

1992 · 110 min · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a 1992 American psychological thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson, written by Amanda Silver, and starring Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, Julianne Moore, and Madeline Zima. The plot follows the pregnant wife of a Seattle obstetrician, who dies by suicide after he is accused of sexual misconduct by some of his patients. The shock leads the wife to miscarry, after which she poses as a nanny for one of her late husband's accusers and slowly begins to infiltrate the family. The film's title is taken from the 1865 poem by William Ross Wallace, and it features several musical pieces featured from the 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Curtis Hanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtis-hanson)
- **Screenplay:** [Amanda Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-silver)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Graeme Revell](https://cinepixo.com/people/graeme-revell)
- **Editor:** [John F. Link](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-link)

## Cast

- [Madeline Zima](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeline-zima)
- [Ernie Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernie-hudson)
- [Matt McCoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-mccoy)
- [John de Lancie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-de-lancie)
- [Julianne Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/julianne-moore)
- [Annabella Sciorra](https://cinepixo.com/people/annabella-sciorra)
- [Rebecca De Mornay](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-de-mornay)

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