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The Skeleton Key

For other uses, see Skeleton key (disambiguation).
The Skeleton Key
Promotional poster
Directed byIain Softley
Written byEhren Kruger
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDan Mindel
Edited byJoe Hutshing
Music byEdward Shearmur
Production
companies
Shadowcatcher Entertainment
Double Feature Films
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) (United Kingdom)
  • August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$43 million[1]
Box office$94 million[1]

The Skeleton Key is a 2005 American Southern Gothic[2] supernatural horror film directed by Iain Softley, written by Ehren Kruger, and starring Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, and Joy Bryant. The narrative follows a New Orleans hospice nurse who begins a job at a Terrebonne Parish plantation home, and becomes entangled in a supernatural mystery involving the house, its former inhabitants, and Hoodoo rituals and spells that took place there.

  1. ^ a b "The Skeleton Key". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "10 Southern Gothic Movies That Are Scarier Than Standard Horror Films". Screen Rant. 17 November 2020.