Back in 1992, Rebecca De Mornay brought terror to the big screen as a grieving nanny bent on revenge in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, and now that sexy thriller has been remade for a new generation. Premiering on the 2025 movie calendar on October 22 (and available to stream with a Hulu subscription) the new Hand That Rocks the Cradle brings two modern-day scream queens together, so do critics think it’s a worthy remake?
Maika Monroe stars as Polly Murphy, a nanny with ulterior motives who gets hired by Caitlyn and Miguel Morales (Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Raúl Castillo). In CinemaBlend’s review of Hulu’s The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Eric Eisenberg says Winstead and Monroe make a great on-screen pair, and this is definitely one to add to your watchlist this Halloween. He rates it 4 out of 5 stars and writes:
