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The Skeleton Key is a 2005 horror thriller film directed by Iain Softley and released on 29 July 2005. Written by Ehren Kruger, it stars Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, Peter Sarsgaard and John Hurt, with cinematography by Daniel Mindel, music by Edward Shearmur and editing by Joe Hutshing. Stacey Sher produced the film for Universal Pictures, which also distributed it alongside Netflix.
Set and filmed in New Orleans, the film centres on the theme of body swapping. Made as a co-production between Germany and the United States, it runs 104 minutes, was produced on a budget of $43,000,000, and grossed $93,983,911.
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- body swap
- Director
- Iain Softley
- Screenwriter
- Ehren Kruger
- Cast member
- Forrest Landis
- Composer
- Edward Shearmur
- Producer
- Stacey Sher
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Daniel Mindel
- Narrative location
- New Orleans
- Filming location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 110019
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.theskeletonkeymovie.com
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- publication date
- 2005-08-18
- title
- The Skeleton Key
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Joe Hutshing
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 47/100
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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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