The Skeleton Key
PG-13“Fearing is believing.”
2005·104 min·Released
Studio: Brick Dust Productions LLC, Daniel Bobker Productions, Double Feature Films, MFPV Film, ShadowCatcher Entertainment, Universal Pictures
6.6TMDb
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Theatrical Jul 29, 2005
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Germany · English · USA
Overview
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorIain Softley
WriterEhren Kruger
Cast
Kate Hudson
Caroline Ellis
Gena Rowlands
Violet Devereaux
Peter Sarsgaard
Luke Marshall
John Hurt
Ben Devereaux
Joy Bryant
Jill
Marion Zinser
Bayou Woman
Maxine Barnett
Mama Cynthia
Fahnlohnee R. Harris
Hallie
Deneen Tyler
Desk Nurse
Ann Dalrymple
C.N.A.
Trula M. Marcus
Nurse Trula
Jen Apgar
Madeleine Thorpe
Thomas Uskali
Robertson Thorpe
Jamie Lee Redmon
Grace Thorpe
Forrest Landis
Martin Thorpe
Tonya Staten
Nurse Audrey
Isaach de Bankolé
Creole Gas Station Owner
Christa Thorne
Creole Mother
Ronald McCall
Papa Justify
Jeryl Prescott
Mama Cecile
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Keywords
dreamsnursekeynew orleans, louisianaplantationhaunted houselawyeratticoccultvinyl recorddark pastlocked doorsoul transferencecreolesouthern gothichoodooevil spiritsparalytic husbandmob-lynchingghosts
Details
Budget
$43M
Revenue
$94M
TMDb Votes
2,269
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