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The Skeleton Key

2005

Directed by Iain Softley

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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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

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…

Premiere

02 Aug 2005

USAPG-13 Universal City, California

Theatrical

29 Jul 2005

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Spain
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03 Aug 2005

France12

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08 Aug 2005

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11 Aug 2005

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19 Aug 2005

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25 Aug 2005

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26 Aug 2005

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30 Sep 2005

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25 Aug 2005

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12 Aug 2005

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31 Aug 2005

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26 Aug 2005

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03 Aug 2005

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08 Aug 2005

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18 Aug 2005

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06 Oct 2005

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15 Sep 2005

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25 Aug 2005

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19 Aug 2005

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29 Jul 2005

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25 Aug 2005

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23 Dec 2005

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11 Aug 2005

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30 Sep 2005

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23 Sep 2005

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02 Sep 2005

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11 Aug 2005

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12 Aug 2005

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04 Nov 2005

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13 Feb 2008

Argentina

15 Sep 2005

Australia

18 Aug 2005

Austria

19 Aug 2005

Belgium

14 Sep 2005

Brazil

26 Aug 2005

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Producers

Writer

Casting

Editor

Cinematography

Assistant Directors

Executive Producer

Lighting

Camera Operator

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Production Design

Art Direction

Set Decoration

Special Effects

Visual Effects

Title Design

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Choreography

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Sound

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