Mary Elizabeth Winstead in ‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
September 23, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Is there something wrong with my mom?” “You’re mom’s pretending to be someone else…” “Who is she?” Only one way to find out! Hulu has revealed the main official trailer for a horror remake called The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, based on the original 1992 movie of the same name directed by Curtis Hanson. That 90s film starred Annabella Sciorra & Rebecca De Mornay and is more of a vicious vengeance tale than horror story. This new take on The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is from Mexican horror filmmaker Michelle Garza Cervera. Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars as Caitlin Morales, an upscale suburban mom who brings a new nanny, Polly Murphy, into her home, only to discover she is not the person she claims to be. Garza explains: “We build a whole different kind of thriller,” hinting that it’s not so much a remake but something new. The film also stars Maika Monroe as Polly Murphy, Raúl Castillo, Martin Starr, Mileiah Vega, Riki Lindhome, and Shannon Cochran. This definitely looks very sneaky & twisted, Polly is certainly up to something with this family. Even though it’s skipping theaters, this seems like it might be worth a watch.
Trailer (+ poster) for Michelle Garza Cervera’s remake The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, via YouTube:
“Good help is hard to find.” A remake of the horror film The Hand That Rocks the Cradle from 1992. An upscale suburban mom brings a new nanny, Polly Murphy, into her home, only to discover she is not the person she claims to be. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is directed by Mexican genre filmmaker Michelle Garza Cervera, director of the horror film Huesera: The Bone Woman and the series “La Hora Marcada” previously, plus many short films. The screenplay is written by Micah Bloomberg, based on the original 1992 screenplay written by Amanda Silver. Produced by Ted Field, Michael Schaefer, Mike Larocca. Made by 20th Century Studios, Department M, Radar Pictures. 20th Century will debut The Hand That Rocks the Cradle film streaming on Hulu directly starting on October 22nd, 2025 this fall. Any good? Scarier than before?
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