29 Best Movies Like The Hand That Rocks The Cradle ...

29 Best Movies Like The Hand That Rocks The Cradle ...

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1. Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)

1h 39m Drama Crime Thriller

A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.

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2. Fatal Attraction (1987)

1h 59m Drama Thriller

A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

3. Misery (1990)

1h 47m Drama Thriller

Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.

4. Single White Female (1992)

1h 47m Thriller

Attractive Manhattanite Allison Jones has it all: a handsome beau, a rent-controlled apartment, and a promising career as a fashion designer. When boyfriend Sam proves unfaithful, Allison strikes out on her own but must use the classifieds to seek out a roommate in order to keep her spacious digs.

5. Hush (1998)

1h 35m Drama Thriller

Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family estate. But all is not well in this household. Martha is jealous of her son's affection for Helen, and, despite her Southern smile, she's starting to act strangely. As Helen tries to create a happy home life, Martha attempts to divide the family so that Jackson will become hers alone.

6. The Good Son (1993)

1h 27m Thriller

A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.

7. Swimfan (2002)

1h 24m Thriller

Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.

8. Obsessed (2009)

1h 48m Drama Thriller

Things couldn't be better for Derek Charles. He's just received a big promotion at work, and has a wonderful marriage with his beautiful wife, Sharon. However, into this idyllic world steps Lisa, a temporary worker at Derek's office. Lisa begins to stalk Derek, jeopardizing all he holds dear.

9. Fear (1996)

1h 37m Thriller

A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him.

10. The Crush (1993)

1h 29m Drama Thriller

A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.

11. Unforgettable (2017)

1h 40m Drama Thriller

Julia moves in with her fiancé, David, but his ex-wife and her own haunting past join forces to rock her quiet suburban existence.

12. Poison Ivy (1992)

1h 28m Thriller Drama

A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.

13. Arlington Road (1999)

1h 57m Crime Drama Thriller Mystery

Threats from sinister foreign nationals aren't the only thing to fear. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed (and increasingly paranoid) since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. But all that takes a backseat when a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door.

14. Final Analysis (1992)

1h 57m Drama Thriller Romance

Barr is a psychiatrist who falls in love with the sister of one of his clients. She's beautiful and married to a gangster. She hates her husband but is unable to escape from him.

15. Single White Female 2: The Psycho (2005)

1h 33m Thriller Drama

A warped woman takes deadly measures to help a new roommate get rid of her problems.

16. Cape Fear (1962)

1h 45m Drama Thriller

Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.

17. The Roommate (2011)

1h 31m Thriller Drama Horror

When Sara, a young design student from Iowa, arrives for college in Los Angeles, she is eager to fit in and get to know the big city. Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca, is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes. The two become close, but when Sara begins to branch out and make more friends on campus, Rebecca becomes resentful. Alarmed, Sara moves in with her new boyfriend, causing Rebecca's behavior to take a violent turn.

18. Pacific Heights (1990)

1h 42m Thriller

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.

19. Cold Creek Manor (2003)

1h 58m Mystery Thriller

A family moves from New York into an old mansion in the countryside, still filled with the previous owner's things. As they begin to make it their own, a series of events begin to occur that makes them believe that the former inhabitants are not yet gone.

20. Disclosure (1994)

2h 3m Thriller Drama Crime

A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.

21. Devious Nanny (2018)

1h 23m Thriller TV Movie

A woman tries to protect her family after her husband has an affair with their nanny. As her husband's co-workers are killed, she discovers everything is not what it appears to be.

22. Eye for an Eye (1996)

1h 41m Thriller Crime

It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.

23. In Dreams (1999)

1h 40m Thriller

A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict this person's motives through her dreams.

24. The Temp (1993)

1h 39m Drama Mystery Thriller

A series of mysterious accidents at a food company lead a manager to suspect his impressive new temporary secretary.

25. One Hour Photo (2002)

1h 36m Thriller

Sy "the photo guy" Parrish has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually believes he's part of their family. When "Uncle" Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, what happens next "has the spine-tingling elements of the best psychological thrillers!"

26. Unlawful Entry (1992)

1h 57m Crime Thriller Mystery

After a break-in at their house, a couple gets help from one of the cops that answered their call. He helps them install the security system, and begins dropping by on short notice and unofficial patrol, and spends a lot of time discussing the couple's problems with the wife. The husband begins wondering if they're getting too much help.

27. The Ex (1996)

1h 27m Drama

In order to get her husband back, an architect's psycho ex-wife kills everybody she can get her hands on.

28. Kill for Me (2013)

1h 35m Drama Thriller

Rent’s a bitch. And that is why, six months after her best friend went missing, Amanda finally gives in to getting another roommate, Hailey. The two college students turn out to have something in common, however: abusive men. For Hailey, it’s her dad. For Amanda, it’s a stalkery ex-boyfriend. But problems can be solved and, you know, you scratch my back, I scratch yours. In other words, Kill for Me, I kill for you.

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