The Skeleton Key

Directed by Iain Softley
PG-13
2005    1h 44mDrama, Horror,
6.538%58%6.6
A hospice nurse working at a New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
  • Kate HudsonCaroline Ellis
  • Gena RowlandsViolet Devereaux
  • Peter SarsgaardLuke Marshall
  • John HurtBen Devereaux
  • Joy BryantJill
  • Marion ZinserBayou Woman
  • Maxine BarnettMama Cynthia
  • Fahnlohnee R. HarrisHallie
  • Deneen TylerDesk Nurse
  • Ann DalrympleC.N.A.
  • Trula M. MarcusNurse Trula
  • Jen ApgarMadeleine Thorpe
  • Thomas UskaliRobertson Thorpe
  • Jamie Lee RedmonGrace Thorpe
  • Forrest LandisMartin Thorpe
  • Tonya StatenNurse Audrey
  • Isaach de BankoléCreole Gas Station Owner
  • Christa ThorneCreole Mother
  • Ronald McCallPapa Justify
  • Jeryl PrescottMama Cecile

The Skeleton Key Ratings & Reviews

  • Dave HeltemesDecember 27, 2025
    Very suspenseful, I loved it.

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The Skeleton Key Trivia

The Skeleton Key was released on July 29, 2005.

The Skeleton Key was directed by Iain Softley.

The Skeleton Key has a runtime of 1 hr 44 min.

The Skeleton Key was produced by Michael H. Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Daniel Bobker, Iain Softley, Lorenzo P. Lampthwait.

The key characters in The Skeleton Key are Caroline Ellis (Kate Hudson), Violet Devereaux (Gena Rowlands), Luke Marshall (Peter Sarsgaard).

The Skeleton Key is rated PG-13.

The Skeleton Key is a Drama, Horror, Mystery film.

The Skeleton Key has an audience rating of 5.8 out of 10.

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