Rent The Skeleton Key (2005)
3.2 of 5 from 166 ratings
1h 40min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When Caroline Ellis (Kate Hudson) takes a job in Louisiana's bayous, she unlocks a deadly secret involving magic, conjure and sacrifice that pulls her into a terrifying world of strange, frightening and unexplained incidents. The key to escaping may lie in a decrepit attic, but if she dares to believe in what she discovers, everything she fears will become real!
- Actors:
- Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Maxine Barnett, Fahnlohnee R. Harris, Marion Zinser, Deneen Tyler, Ann Dalrymple, Trula M. Marcus, Tonya Staten, Thomas Uskali, Jen Apgar, Forrest Landis, Isaach De Bankolé
- Directors:
- Iain Softley
- Producers:
- Daniel Bobker, Lorenzo P. Lampthwait, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Iain Softley
- Writers:
- Ehren Kruger
- Aka:
- La llave maestra
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Old Age on Screen: Part 2, People of the Pictures, Remembering Gena Rowlands, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/10/2010
- Run Time:
- 104 minutes
- Languages:
- Brazilian Portuguese DTS 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1, Latin American Spanish DTS 5.1, Russian DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Castillian, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (3) of The Skeleton Key
A creepy thriller with a decent twist. - The Skeleton Key review by CP Customer
The Skeleton Key revolves around the character of Caroline Ellis, a bored hospice carer. Unhappy with her current job she replies to a newspaper job advert which takes her to the middle of Louisiana's bayou to care for stroke victim Ben Devereaux. Almost at once strange things begin to happen which seem to lead to an area of the attic that even the house's main skeleton key can't open. Overall this is a well directed and creepy southern gothic thriller set within a house which just oozes the creepiness of an old dilapidated home. A decent amount of tension builds up as Caroline searches for the truth and the ending involves a clever twist to the tale.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Hoodoo, You Think You Are? - The Skeleton Key review by griggs
Skeleton Key, directed by Iain Softley, is a solid slice of Southern Gothic with a spooky, sweat-drenched atmosphere. Kate Hudson gives a surprisingly grounded performance as a nurse who moves into a creaky old Louisiana mansion to care for an elderly stroke patient, only to stumble across a locked attic stuffed with Hoodoo paraphernalia. Gena Rowlands and John Hurt are both reliably unsettling, adding weight to the creeping paranoia. The film leans heavily on mood—blues music, buzzing insects, oppressive heat, and Softley keeps things taut, even when the plot gets a bit daft. Creepy fun, if not exactly a classic.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
The Skeleton Key - The Skeleton Key review by CP Customer
Gripping and twisty plot.
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.