The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
2025 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 5.8 · 48% critics
A suburban couple brings a seemingly sweet nanny into their home to help care for their newborn. As she settles in, small unease grows into a tense situation, and it becomes clear her interest in the family goes far beyond childcare.
Based on The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Also known as La main qui berce l'enfant
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-10-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (203 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a modern “nanny with secrets” thriller with a few tense stretches, especially if you like Rosemary's Baby or Proxy; Not for you if you need tight plotting, likable characters, and steady suspense.
Pros: strong lead performances; occasional suspenseful moments; modernized premise | Cons: slow, dragging pace; thin, confusing story; unlikeable, flat characters
Themes
- nanny
- remake
- psychological thriller
- paranoid
- newborn baby
- baffled
- callous
Cast & crew
Maika Monroe
as Polly Murphy
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
as Caitlin Morales
Raúl Castillo
as Miguel Morales
- MV
Mileiah Vega
as Emma Morales
- NC
Nora Contreras
as Josie Morales
- LC
Lola Contreras
as Josie Morales
Martin Starr
as Stewart
- YL
Yvette Lu
as Amelia
Riki Lindhome
as Bethanny
Shannon Cochran
as Rosanna
Directed by Michelle Garza Cervera