The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Film • 2025 • Horror, Thriller

Suburban couple Caitlin and Miguel hire the seemingly sweet Polly to take care of their newborn baby. But Polly's true motives have little to do with singing lullabies.

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Michelle Garza CerveraDirector
Amanda SilverOriginal Film Writer
Micah BloombergScreenplay
Maika MonroePolly Murphy
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadCaitlin Morales
Raúl CastilloMiguel Morales
Mileiah VegaEmma Morales
Nora ContrerasJosie Morales
Lola ContrerasJosie Morales
Martin StarrStewart
Yvette LuAmelia
Riki LindhomeBethanny
Shannon CochranRosanna
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Details

Status	Released
Release	October 16, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Horror Thriller
Tags	baffled callous nanny newborn baby paranoid psychological thriller remake

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Reviews	Modern motherhood leads to murderous mayhem in The Hand That Rocks The Cradle remake AV Club • avclub.com The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (2025) review: Frustrating and forgettable Empire • empireonline.com ‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Looks Like Mary Elizabeth Winstead Picked the Wrong Nanny William Bibbiani • thewrap.com What to watch: ‘Anniversary’ is an American nightmare that seems scarily plausible The Mercury News • mercurynews.com Scare Spotlight: "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle" The Travers Take • thetraverstake.com What to stream this week: Emma Thompson’s detective thriller, plus five more picks Craig Mathieson • theage.com.au ‘The Hand That Rocks The Cradle’ Review: A Thriller Remake That Makes Promises It Can’t Keep Siddhant Adlakha • variety.com ‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Maika Monroe Is a Nanny from Hell in Hulu’s Safe and Streamlined Remake of Lurid ’90s Classic David Ehrlich • indiewire.com ‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maika Monroe Smudge the Line Between Victim and Villain in Bland Remake David Rooney • hollywoodreporter.com FilmWeek: ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ ‘Hedda,’ and more! LAist • laist.com

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Reviews

Modern motherhood leads to murderous mayhem in The Hand That Rocks The Cradle remake AV Club • avclub.com
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (2025) review: Frustrating and forgettable Empire • empireonline.com
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Looks Like Mary Elizabeth Winstead Picked the Wrong Nanny William Bibbiani • thewrap.com
What to watch: ‘Anniversary’ is an American nightmare that seems scarily plausible The Mercury News • mercurynews.com
Scare Spotlight: "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle" The Travers Take • thetraverstake.com
What to stream this week: Emma Thompson’s detective thriller, plus five more picks Craig Mathieson • theage.com.au
‘The Hand That Rocks The Cradle’ Review: A Thriller Remake That Makes Promises It Can’t Keep Siddhant Adlakha • variety.com
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Maika Monroe Is a Nanny from Hell in Hulu’s Safe and Streamlined Remake of Lurid ’90s Classic David Ehrlich • indiewire.com
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maika Monroe Smudge the Line Between Victim and Villain in Bland Remake David Rooney • hollywoodreporter.com
FilmWeek: ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ ‘Hedda,’ and more! LAist • laist.com