The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Movie • 1992 • Drama  

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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.
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Does the dog die?
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No dogs in the film :)
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Abandonment
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Abuse
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A character physically assaults a boy who bullies the girl in her care.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Only nicotine.
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a horse die?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there spiders?
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Does a dragon die?
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Assault
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An OB/GYN sexually assaults multiple patients, one on screen.
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone restrained?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there a hanging?
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A character shaves while singing with his daughter in the opening scene. A person receives fatal cuts from falling glass later in the movie.
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Is someone buried alive?
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The main character's friend, Marlene (Marl), is impaled by falling glass in the greenhouse. So technically she was crushed to death 😔
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Is there amputation?
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The main character suffers from asthma and has a few attacks throughout. It's very audible and actually quite frightening.
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A character has multiple asthma attacks, including one in which another character emptied all of their inhalers, resulting in a collapse and areas of their lips and face turning blue.
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A character falls over the railing at the top of a set of stairs, breaking both legs. The scene is not graphic.
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Is someone choked?
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A character gets shoved out an attic window near the end of the movie, falling to their death.
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Disability
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The antagonist asks Solomon if he is one (twice)
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Does someone cheat?
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A married doctor sexually assaults patients, I'm not sure if acts of violence count as cheating. Another character is later falsely accused of sexual assault but eventually cleared of any wrongdoing.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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A character attempts to kidnap two children but fails.
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A character showers after coming home from a traumatic OB/GYN appointment.
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safe :)
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Does someone have cancer?
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There are two hospital scenes, one near the beginning and one closer to the end.
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A suicide by gunshot occurs just off camera near the beginning of the movie.
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ycats333
there is a suicide.
not shown. but just off camera

spoiler*
gunshot
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Does someone self harm?
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does a baby cry?
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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A character has a miscarriage after her husband's suicide. The physical trauma also makes an emergency hysterectomy necessary.
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Is there childbirth?
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A character appears in labor near the beginning of the movie but the fetus dies.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Are there abortions?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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A character repeatedly uses the r-slur against a man with a cognitive disability before slapping him and framing him for sexual abuse of a child. They later attempt to induce a fatal asthma attack and taunt another character about their asthma.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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The only black character survives the movie.
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Relationships
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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Are there nude scenes?
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The couple's friends give the main couple some grief about having a "hot nanny."
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
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There is a near miss as a character speeds through the city streets, but no cars crash.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
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Does someone drown?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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