The Skeleton Key

Name: The Skeleton Key
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2005-08-12
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, John Hurt

– A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 44 Minutes

Release Year:

2005

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

Styles:

Macabre, Gothic, Dark, Tense, Surprise Ending, Suspense, Psychological, Suspenseful, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

1920s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Germany, USA

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, New Orleans

Genre:

Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Teens

The Skeleton Key (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Aug 2005

Language:

English, French

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Directed by:

Iain Softley

Story Written By:

Ehren Kruger

Main Actors:

Gena Rowlands, Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, John Hurt

Plot:

A young hospice worker helping care for an invalid who lives in a remote mansion in the Louisiana bayous finds herself caught in the middle of morbid happenings centered around a group of Hoodoo practitioners.

Awards:

5 nominations.

Gross profit:

$47,729,605

Production Company:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

37%

Metacritic: