Cinematic background from The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1992 - 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.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

1992

Drama, Thriller

Directors:
Curtis Hanson
Writers:
Amanda Silver
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Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman sitting on a couch holding a yellow cup; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man holding a baby in his arms; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person wearing a hooded jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man in a green shirt looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman spraying flowers with a hose in a greenhouse; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person wearing a vest and smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A little girl with her arms around a person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes looking up; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man and two girls sitting on the floor; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – Two women sitting in front of each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman knitting a red sock on a porch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man holding a baby in his arms while standing next to a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man leaning on a fence in front of a house; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman holding a baby in her arms in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person sitting in a chair smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman with long blonde hair wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman in a white shirt is standing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman sitting in a booth with a cigarette in her mouth; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman holding a baby in her arms; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman sitting in a chair holding a red cloth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A young boy and a girl are touching each other's face; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person sitting on a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man standing in front of a bathroom sink brushing his teeth; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man and a woman smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman holding a baby in a garden; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person with red lipstick; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A group of people sitting at a table drinking and smoking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man in a white shirt and a brown jacket looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man smiling in front of a tree with pink flowers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man looking out of a window in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman sitting at a table with a drink in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man and a woman are kissing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man looking into a mirror while standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman talking on a phone while wearing a white dress shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman standing next to a man in front of a bush; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman sitting in front of a flower bush; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A young girl in a green sweater smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman sitting in front of a computer monitor; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man riding a bike down the middle of the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman sitting in a car with a baby in her lap; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A young girl with her arm around an older woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman holding a magnifying glass in her hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person laying on a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman sitting on top of a bench next to a baby; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman and a child are sitting on a stair railing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man and a woman kissing in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – Two women sitting in front of a large window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man and a woman sitting at a table drinking coffee; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man on a ladder painting a house's roof; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person wearing a lab coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A young girl wearing an overalls smiles for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A house with a white picket fence in front of it at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man with a beard is wearing a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman standing in front of a fire alarm; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman in a brown jacket and a man in a suit in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man in a green shirt is standing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman smiles while holding a towel; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man sitting at a table eating a piece of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman in a white shirt is standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man and a woman in a hospital bed; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman is cleaning a kitchen with a spray bottle and a cloth; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – Two women and a baby are sitting in a garden; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman smiling while standing on the side of a road; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person wearing a green hoodie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman standing in front of a crib in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – An older man standing in front of a counter; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A little girl standing in a kitchen drawer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman laying in a bed looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A man in a green shirt is standing in front of a house; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A woman holding a baby in her arms; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), directed by Curtis Hanson – A beautiful woman in a black bra and white robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle