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DramaHorrorMysteryThriller

The Skeleton Key

- Fearing is believing.

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

Release Date : 2005-07-29

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesMFPV FilmDouble Feature FilmsShadowCatcher EntertainmentDaniel Bobker ProductionsBrick Dust Productions LLC

Production Country : GermanyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Kate Hudson

Character Name : Caroline Ellis

Original Name : Kate Hudson

Gender : Female

Gena Rowlands

Character Name : Violet Devereaux

Original Name : Gena Rowlands

Gender : Female

Peter Sarsgaard

Character Name : Luke Marshall

Original Name : Peter Sarsgaard

Gender : Male

John Hurt

Character Name : Ben Devereaux

Original Name : John Hurt

Gender : Male

Joy Bryant

Character Name : Jill

Original Name : Joy Bryant

Gender : Female

Marion Zinser

Character Name : Bayou Woman

Original Name : Marion Zinser

Gender : Female

Maxine Barnett

Character Name : Mama Cynthia

Original Name : Maxine Barnett

Gender : Female

Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Character Name : Hallie

Original Name : Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Gender : Female

Deneen Tyler

Character Name : Desk Nurse

Original Name : Deneen Tyler

Gender : Female

Ann Dalrymple

Character Name : C.N.A.

Original Name : Ann Dalrymple

Gender : Female

Trula M. Marcus

Character Name : Nurse Trula

Original Name : Trula M. Marcus

Gender : Female

Jen Apgar

Character Name : Madeleine Thorpe

Original Name : Jen Apgar

Gender : Female

Thomas Uskali

Character Name : Robertson Thorpe

Original Name : Thomas Uskali

Gender : Male

Jamie Lee Redmon

Character Name : Grace Thorpe

Original Name : Jamie Lee Redmon

Gender : Female

Forrest Landis

Character Name : Martin Thorpe

Original Name : Forrest Landis

Gender : Male

Tonya Staten

Character Name : Nurse Audrey

Original Name : Tonya Staten

Gender : Male

Isaach de Bankolé

Character Name : Creole Gas Station Owner

Original Name : Isaach de Bankolé

Gender : Male

Christa Thorne

Character Name : Creole Mother

Original Name : Christa Thorne

Gender : Male

Ronald McCall

Character Name : Papa Justify

Original Name : Ronald McCall

Gender : Male

Jeryl Prescott

Character Name : Mama Cecile

Original Name : Jeryl Prescott

Gender : Female

Lakrishi Kindred

Character Name : Frail Customer

Original Name : Lakrishi Kindred

Gender : Female

Sabah

Character Name : Luke's Secretary

Original Name : Sabah

Gender : Female

Joe Chrest

Character Name : Paramedic

Original Name : Joe Chrest

Gender : Male

David J. Curtis

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : David J. Curtis

Gender : Male

Tiffany Helland

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Tiffany Helland

Gender : Female

Brian Ruppert

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Brian Ruppert

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**The Louisiana bayou, an antebellum mansion, Hoodoo and Kate Hudson**_ A New Orleans hospice worker (Kate Hudson) takes a job at a dilapidated antebellum mansion in the bayou caring for a dying old man (John Hurt). His wife seems to be hiding something, however (Gena Rowlands). Peter Sarsgaard is on hand as the estate’s amiable lawyer. "The Skeleton Key" (2005) is a Southern Gothic supernatural thriller set in the Louisiana bayou à la “Cat People” (1982) and “The Reaping” (2007). It’s not as good as the former, but arguably superior to the latter or at least on par. Most of the film is an eerie drama taking place in and around the old Southern mansion, but the pace picks up in the final act with a quality surprise climax. Neither my wife nor I were able to anticipate the revelation, but it makes sense and hails back to earlier obscure horror flicks which I can’t name because I don’t want to give it away. Kate is a highlight with her cute face and the director doesn’t fail to capture her beauty in a tasteful way, but she needed to gain about 12 lbs as her thinness is un-alluring. Really, the only negatory is that the setting/cast is one-dimensional, which makes the movie tediously mundane, but this is offset by the creepy supernatural element. The film runs 1 hour, 44 minutes, and was shot in Louisiana (Felicity Plantation, Vacherie; Bayou Gauche & New Orleans) with additional stage stuff done in Universal City, California. GRADE: B/B-