The Skeleton Key
Also known as Skeleton Key
2005 film by Iain Softley
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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.
Released: 2005-07-29104 minDir: Iain SoftleyDrama, Horror, Mystery, ThrillerBudget: $43.0MBox office: $94.0M
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
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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.
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2000s supernatural films2000s supernatural horror films2005 American films2005 English-language films2005 films2005 horror films2005 psychological thriller filmsAmerican gothic horror filmsAmerican psychological horror filmsAmerican supernatural horror filmsAmerican supernatural thriller filmsEnglish-language horror films