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6.6A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
Cast
- Kate Hudson as Caroline Ellis
- Gena Rowlands as Violet Devereaux
- Peter Sarsgaard as Luke Marshall
- John Hurt as Ben Devereaux
- Joy Bryant as Jill
- Marion Zinser as Bayou Woman
Themes
- dreams
- nurse
- key
- new orleans, louisiana
- plantation
- haunted house
- lawyer
- attic
- occult
- vinyl record
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
127,976 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
38%
Metacritic
47/100
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 5 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Iain Softley
- Written by
- Ehren Kruger
- Produced by
- Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher Iain Softley Daniel Bobker
- Starring
- Kate Hudson Gena Rowlands Peter Sarsgaard Joy Bryant John Hurt
- Cinematography
- Dan Mindel
- Edited by
- Joe Hutshing
- Music by
- Edward Shearmur
- Production companies
- Shadowcatcher Entertainment, Double Feature Films
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- July 29, 2005 ( 2005-07-29 ) (United Kingdom) August 12, 2005 ( 2005-08-12 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 104 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $43 million
- Box office
- $94 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Skeleton Key is a 2005 American supernatural folk horror film directed by Iain Softley and starring Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, and Joy Bryant. The screenplay by Ehren Kruger follows a New Orleans hospice nurse who begins a job at a Terrebonne Parish plantation home and becomes entangled in a mystery involving the house, its former inhabitants, and Hoodoo rites that took place there. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $94 million on a budget of $43 million.
Plot
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