The Skeleton Key

Jul 29, 2005

1h 44m

★ 6.6

Fearing is believing.

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

MFPV Film

Double Feature Films

ShadowCatcher Entertainment

Daniel Bobker Productions

Brick Dust Productions LLC

The Skeleton Key Trailers

Cast

Caroline Ellis

Kate Hudson

Violet Devereaux

Gena Rowlands

Luke Marshall

Peter Sarsgaard

Ben Devereaux

John Hurt

Jill

Joy Bryant

Bayou Woman

Marion Zinser

Mama Cynthia

Maxine Barnett

Hallie

Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Desk Nurse

Deneen Tyler

C.N.A.

Ann Dalrymple

Nurse Trula

Trula M. Marcus

Madeleine Thorpe

Jen Apgar

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