The Skeleton Key

2005
PG-13
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

126K

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

6.5/10

126K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,000

224

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Awards
- 5 nominations

Hallie
(as Fahnlohnee Harris)

Marion Zinser

Bayou Woman

Deneen Tyler

Desk Nurse

Ann Dalrymple

C.N.A.

Trula M. Marcus

Nurse Trula
(as Trula Marcus)

Tonya Staten

Nurse Audrey

Thomas Uskali

Robertson Thorpe
(as Tom Uskali)

Jen Apgar

Madeleine Thorpe

Forrest Landis

Martin Thorpe

Jamie Lee Redmon

Grace Thorpe

Ronald McCall

Papa Justify

Jeryl Prescott

Mama Cecile
(as Jeryl Prescott Sales)

Director
- Iain Softley
Writer
- Ehren Kruger
All cast & crew
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The Skeleton Key: Deleted Scenes

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Trivia
The swamp behind the Devereaux house was created with CGI effects. The actual house used in this movie, Felicity Plantation, is situated inland in St. James Parish, and is surrounded by farmland. The fictional Devereaux house was situated in Terrebonne Parish, which is coastal and swampy.

Goofs
Violet rides up in the elevator when all power is out.

Quotes
Caroline Ellis: I told you I wanted a black one this time.
Luke: You know the black ones never stay. Beggars can't be choosers. I think it suits you beautifully. It's better than Violet or Grace, even. We'll get used to it. We always do.

Crazy credits
There are no opening credits.

Connections
Featured in The Making of 'the Skeleton Key' (2005)

Soundtracks
Do Whatcha Wanna
Written by Keith Frazier, Philip Frazier and Kermit Ruffins
Performed by ReBirth Brass Band (as The Rebirth Brass Band)

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Spooky Ju Ju Saturated With Potents, Chants, and Rituals

Here is One that is Not Let Down by its PG-13 Rating Because this is All Superstition and Such, All in the Mind of the Believer. It is a Swampy, Cajun Atmosphere of Dried Herbs and Bones with Rhythmic Chants and Rituals.

Kate Hudson is Fine as a Hospice Worker that Overcompensates for Not Helping Her Father Cross to the Other Side and Enters a World Where Medicine is Replaced by Potions and Doctors are Replace by Ju Ju, or Hoodo to be More Precise.

Peter Sarsgaard and Gena Rowlands Add a bit of Gravitas to what's Going On and You Have to Pay Attention to Know what that is. The Movie is Creepy Enough and Old Worldly and Other Worldly Enough to Keep You a bit Mesmerized.

Overall, Worth a Watch for its Twist Ending, that You Might Not See Coming, and for a Low-Key Atmosphere that Never Goes Over the Top, Just Up to the Attic a Few Times. You Might Want to Sprinkle Some Brick Dust About Before Viewing.