If you loved One Eight Seven, try The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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One Eight Seven

1997 · dir. Kevin Reynolds

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

1992 · dir. Curtis Hanson

What they share

Theyboth carry the paranoid mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to One Eight Seven, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

paranoid

What The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is

Seattle suburbs, autumn leaves, a babysitter's gentle hum. A mother returns to work, a nanny steps in, a family's routine unravels. Curtis Hanson expertly tightens the screws.

If you loved One Eight Seven, try The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

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What they share

What The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is

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