
Psycho(1960)
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.


“Good help is hard to find.”
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.

Maika Monroe
Polly Murphy

Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Caitlin Morales

Raúl Castillo
Miguel Morales
Mileiah Vega
Emma Morales
Nora Contreras
Josie Morales
Lola Contreras
Josie Morales

Martin Starr
Stewart
Yvette Lu
Amelia

Riki Lindhome
Bethanny

Shannon Cochran
Rosanna
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a horror, thriller film released in 2025 exploring themes of nanny, remake, psychological thriller, paranoid, newborn baby, baffled. Directed by Michelle Garza Cervera, it stars Maika Monroe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Raúl Castillo. 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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