Thanks largely to Rebecca De Mornay's delightfully villainous turn in the central role, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is an entertaining -- albeit rather silly -- domestic thriller.
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Movie Info
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Director -
Curtis Hanson -
Producer -
David Madden -
Screenwriter -
Amanda Silver -
Distributor -
Buena Vista Pictures -
Production Co -
Hollywood Pictures , Interscope Communications -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 10, 1992, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$87.5M -
Runtime -
1h 50m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Stereo