<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $11.7 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $88 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a 1992 American psychological thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Annabella Sciorra and Rebecca De Mornay . The tale follows a vengeful, psychopathic nanny out to destroy a naive woman and steal her family . The original music score was composed by Graeme Revell . </P> <P> Claire Bartel is happily married and pregnant with her second child . At a routine check - up, she is sexually molested by her new obstetrician, Dr. Victor Mott . Traumatized, she tells her husband Michael, who encourages her to report him to the state medical board . Her initial accusation prompts four more women to come forward with similar accusations, and multiple charges are prepared against Dr. Mott by the district attorney's office . Upon seeing a news report about the charges, Dr. Mott commits suicide to avoid being arrested and tried . Later, Dr. Mott's pregnant widow is told by her lawyers that her husband's assets have been frozen because of the lawsuits and that she will lose her luxurious home . Mrs. Mott goes into early labor after fainting from the stressful news her lawyer gives her, causing her to lose her baby and, after hemorrhaging, is given an emergency hysterectomy . While recovering in the hospital, she sees a news story featuring Claire as the woman who went to the state medical board, leading Mrs. Mott to swear vengeance . </P>

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