The Skeleton Key (2005)

Name: The Skeleton Key
Director: Iain Softley
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2005-07-29
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Cast: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, Peter Sarsgaard, John Hurt

Drama Horror Mystery Thriller

Director: Iain Softley

Cast: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, Peter Sarsgaard, John Hurt

Runtime104 min

Rating15

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

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The Skeleton Key (2005), directed by Iain Softley, offers a chilling and atmospheric horror-thriller that blends supernatural mystery with psychological drama. Kate Hudson delivers a captivating performance as a hospice nurse who uncovers the dark history of a haunted New Orleans plantation, creating a suspenseful and thought-provoking experience for fans of mystery and horror films.

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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.