For other uses, see Skeleton key (disambiguation).
The Skeleton Key
Promotional poster
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[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.
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