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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle The Rewatchables
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson

Vet the nanny, avoid giving an attractive stranger power in the household, and stay out of greenhouses.

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  • Do not hire an attractive nanny or give an attractive stranger power inside the household. — Bill Simmons
  • Check references and never enter a greenhouse are separate lessons.
Single White Female The Rewatchables
Single White Female

Most Rewatchable Scene

The shoe scene in which Hedy kills Sam

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  • The prospective-roommate montage is nominated for its intentionally comic parade of candidates. — Mallory Rubin
  • Hedy catching Allie at a low moment, fixing the water, and earning her place in the apartment is discussed as a separate setup. — Van Lathan
  • Hedy walking in on Allie using her earrings and perfume is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • The early topless scene is nominated as a signal that the movie has few boundaries. — Bill Simmons
  • Hedy trying Allie’s earrings and sniffing her neck is nominated as a distinct violation. — Bill Simmons
  • Hedy bringing home Buddy without asking is nominated and criticized as bad puppy care. — Bill Simmons
  • The three-character family portrait is nominated as ominous foreshadowing. — Bill Simmons
  • Hedy’s anger when Allie returns after two days away is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Hedy kicking Buddy is discussed as a disturbing scene and later as something that aged poorly. — Bill Simmons
  • Allie and Sam’s chair sex is nominated. — Van Lathan
  • Hedy’s masturbation followed by the breakfast-and-eggs scene is nominated; the discussion emphasizes her desire to enter Allie and Sam’s relationship.
  • Buddy’s murder is deliberately labeled non-rewatchable but also the moment the film sharply escalates. — Bill Simmons
  • Devastated Hedy hitting on Sam and Sam thinking about it are nominated, followed by debate about his ex-wife. — Van Lathan
  • Allie finding Hedy’s unlocked shoebox of personal evidence is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Allie following Hedy into the Hellfire sex club is nominated despite frustration with Allie’s obvious surveillance.
  • Hedy’s twin history and the question of whether she deliberately killed her sister are discussed around the scene choices. — Mallory Rubin
  • Hedy’s makeover, impersonation of Allie, and seduction of Sam are nominated as the movie’s central identity-theft sequence.
  • Sam realizing the sexual deception is nominated and provocatively called the greatest orgasm of his life. — Bill Simmons
  • Hedy preparing to kill Allie with a knife is considered part of the long final confrontation. — Bill Simmons
  • All participants explicitly select the shoe scene as most rewatchable. — Bill Simmons
Single White Female The Rewatchables
Single White Female

What’s Aged the Best?

The film’s continued influence, Bridget Fonda’s style, and Jennifer Jason Lee’s physical performance

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  • Modern stories still use pet peril, while Fonda’s styling and Lee’s performance are praised. — Bill Simmons
  • The movie’s early-1990s atmosphere and lasting thriller template receive further support.
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