The Skeleton Key (2005) (2024)

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2005

Directed by Iain Softley

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Kate Hudson Gena Rowlands Peter Sarsgaard John Hurt Joy Bryant Marion Zinser Maxine Barnett Fahnlohnee R. Harris Deneen Tyler Ann Dalrymple Trula M. Marcus Jen Apgar Thomas Uskali Jamie Lee Redmon Forrest Landis Tonya Staten Isaach de Bankolé Christa Thorne Ronald McCall Jeryl Prescott Lakrishi Kindred Sabah Joe Chrest David J. Curtis Tiffany Helland Brian Ruppert

DirectorDirector

Iain Softley

ProducersProducers

Daniel Bobker Stacey Sher Michael Shamberg Iain Softley Lorenzo P. Lampthwait Kimberly Sylvester

WriterWriter

Ehren Kruger

CastingCasting

Ronna Kress Courtney Bright

EditorEditor

Joe Hutshing

CinematographyCinematography

Dan Mindel

Assistant DirectorsAsst. Directors

Gary Marcus Jon Mallard

Executive ProducerExec. Producer

Clayton Townsend

LightingLighting

Adam Harrison Greg Etheredge Bruce McCleery

Camera OperatorCamera Operator

Colin Anderson

Additional PhotographyAdd. Photography

Kia Kiso

Production DesignProduction Design

John Beard

Art DirectionArt Direction

Drew Boughton Jann K. Engel

Set DecorationSet Decoration

Beauchamp Fontaine Mick Cukurs

Special EffectsSpecial Effects

Bob Stoker Douglas Calli

Visual EffectsVisual Effects

Karl Herbst Dan DeLeeuw Gary Nolin

Title DesignTitle Design

Lori C. Miller

StuntsStunts

Scott Wilder Kathy Jarvis Chad Randall Gayle Hooker Ralph W. Odum Liisa Cohen Buddy Joe Hooker Annie Ellis Tom Bahr Conrade Gamble

ChoreographyChoreography

Miranda Garrison

ComposerComposer

Edward Shearmur

SoundSound

Peter J. Devlin Craig S. Jaeger Harry Cohen Christopher Assells Wylie Stateman James Moriana

Costume DesignCostume Design

Louise Frogley

MakeupMakeup

June Brickman

HairstylingHairstyling

Susan Germaine Kathryn Blondell

Studios

Universal Pictures MFPV Film Double Feature Films ShadowCatcher Entertainment Daniel Bobker Productions Brick Dust Productions LLC

Countries

Germany USA

Language

English

Alternative Titles

毒钥, La porte des secrets, La Llave del Mal, Kvela karis gasagebi, To antikleidi, Ključ tajni, Odklenjena skrivnost, Iskelet anahtar, Luukerevõti, Nøkkelen, 스켈리톤키, La llave Maestra, Der verbotene Schlüssel, Klíč, Kľúč, La Porte des secrets, İskelet Anahtar, Ключ от всех дверей, 万能钥匙, เปิดประตูหลอน, La llave del mal, Klucz do Koszmaru, A titkok kulcsa, A Chave, Skeleton Key, Το αντικλείδι, סודות נעולים, スケルトン・キー, A Chave Mestra, La clé des secrets, Ключ від усіх дверей, Шперцът, 毒鑰, 스켈리톤 키, 害匙, La llave maestra, Cheia schelet, Chìa Khóa Xương Người, Raktas

Genres

Drama Mystery Horror Thriller

Themes

Horror, the undead and monster classics Intense violence and sexual transgression Terrifying, haunted, and supernatural horror Twisted dark psychological thriller Creepy, chilling, and terrifying horror Gothic and eerie haunting horror Gory, gruesome, and slasher horror Show All…

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02 Aug 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (3)USAPG-13Universal City,California

Theatrical

29 Jul 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (4)Ireland15A
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03 Aug 2005
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05 Aug 2005
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08 Aug 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (9)Georgia

11 Aug 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (10)Kazakhstan
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12 Aug 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (13)Canada14A
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19 Aug 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (22)Austria
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (23)Iceland16

26 Aug 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (28)Brazil14
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (29)Finland
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (30)Turkey16+

31 Aug 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (31)Egypt

01 Sep 2005
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02 Sep 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (33)Mexico
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07 Sep 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (36)Switzerland14

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14 Sep 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (39)BelgiumKNT/ENA

15 Sep 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (40)Argentina13
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (41)Hong KongIIB

23 Sep 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (42)Estonia
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30 Sep 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (44)Latvia

06 Oct 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (45)Greece

13 Oct 2005
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14 Oct 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (47)Panama

21 Oct 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (48)Bulgaria

03 Nov 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (49)Peru14

04 Nov 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (50)Uruguay

Physical

15 Dec 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (51)Netherlands16

23 Dec 2005
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (52)Japan

28 Oct 2010
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (53)Netherlands16

TV

13 Feb 2008
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) (54)Netherlands16

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The Skeleton Key (2005) (66)Finland
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The Skeleton Key (2005) (67)France
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The Skeleton Key (2005) (68)Georgia
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The Skeleton Key (2005) (69)Germany
18 Aug 2005
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The Skeleton Key (2005) (70)Greece
06 Oct 2005
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The Skeleton Key (2005) (71)Hong Kong
15 Sep 2005
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The Skeleton Key (2005) (72)Hungary
25 Aug 2005
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19 Aug 2005
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The Skeleton Key (2005) (74)Ireland
29 Jul 2005
  • Theatrical15A
The Skeleton Key (2005) (75)Israel
25 Aug 2005
  • Theatrical
The Skeleton Key (2005) (76)Italy
09 Sep 2005
  • TheatricalT
The Skeleton Key (2005) (77)Japan
23 Dec 2005
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The Skeleton Key (2005) (78)Kazakhstan
11 Aug 2005
  • Theatrical
The Skeleton Key (2005) (79)Latvia
30 Sep 2005
  • Theatrical
The Skeleton Key (2005) (80)Lithuania
23 Sep 2005
  • TheatricalN-7
The Skeleton Key (2005) (81)Mexico
02 Sep 2005
  • Theatrical
The Skeleton Key (2005) (82)Netherlands
18 Aug 2005
  • Theatrical16
15 Dec 2005
  • Physical16DVD
13 Feb 2008
  • TV16RTL5
28 Oct 2010
  • Physical16Bluray
The Skeleton Key (2005) (83)Panama
14 Oct 2005
  • Theatrical
The Skeleton Key (2005) (84)Peru
03 Nov 2005
  • Theatrical14
The Skeleton Key (2005) (85)Philippines
17 Aug 2005
  • TheatricalR-13
The Skeleton Key (2005) (86)Poland
02 Sep 2005
  • Theatrical12
The Skeleton Key (2005) (87)Portugal
11 Aug 2005
  • TheatricalM/16
The Skeleton Key (2005) (88)Puerto Rico
11 Aug 2005
  • Theatrical
The Skeleton Key (2005) (89)Singapore
13 Oct 2005
  • TheatricalPG
The Skeleton Key (2005) (90)South Africa
02 Sep 2005
  • Theatrical
The Skeleton Key (2005) (91)South Korea
25 Aug 2005
  • Theatrical12
The Skeleton Key (2005) (92)Spain
29 Jul 2005
  • Theatrical
The Skeleton Key (2005) (93)Sweden
05 Aug 2005
  • Theatrical11
The Skeleton Key (2005) (94)Switzerland
18 Aug 2005
  • Theatrical16
07 Sep 2005
  • Theatrical14
09 Sep 2005
  • Theatrical14
The Skeleton Key (2005) (95)Taiwan
12 Aug 2005
  • TheatricalR-12
The Skeleton Key (2005) (96)Thailand
01 Sep 2005
  • Theatrical
The Skeleton Key (2005) (97)Turkey
26 Aug 2005
  • Theatrical16+
The Skeleton Key (2005) (98)UK
29 Jul 2005
  • Theatrical15
The Skeleton Key (2005) (99)USA
02 Aug 2005
  • PremierePG-13Universal City,California
12 Aug 2005
  • TheatricalPG-13
The Skeleton Key (2005) (100)Uruguay
04 Nov 2005
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