The Skeleton Key

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The Skeleton Key is a 2005 supernatural horror film set in rural Louisiana, following a hospice nurse who uncovers dark secrets involving hoodoo and body-swapping rituals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
supernatural horror film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Dan Mindel NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Iain Softley NERFINISHED
distributor Universal Pictures
editedBy Craig Wood NERFINISHED
Joe Hutshing NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Louisiana NERFINISHED
genre horror film
psychological horror film
supernatural film
hasTagline It can open any door.
hasTwistEnding true
mainCharacter Caroline Ellis NERFINISHED
mpaaRating PG-13
musicBy Edward Shearmur NERFINISHED
narrativeTheme belief and skepticism
identity
race and power
originalLanguage English
plotElement body-swapping ritual
hoodoo
occult magic
secret room in attic
producer Daniel Bobker NERFINISHED
Ehren Kruger NERFINISHED
Iain Softley NERFINISHED
Michael Shamberg NERFINISHED
Stacey Sher NERFINISHED
productionCompany Spyglass Entertainment NERFINISHED
Universal Pictures
protagonistOccupation hospice nurse
releaseDate 2005-08-12
releaseYear 2005
runtimeMinutes 104
screenwriter Ehren Kruger NERFINISHED
setting Louisiana NERFINISHED
plantation house
rural Louisiana
starring Gena Rowlands NERFINISHED
Jeryl Prescott NERFINISHED
John Hurt NERFINISHED
Joy Bryant NERFINISHED
Kate Hudson NERFINISHED
Peter Sarsgaard NERFINISHED

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David Julyan composedScoreFor The Skeleton Key
Iain Softley directorOf The Skeleton Key
Andrew Mondshein notableWork The Skeleton Key
Ehren Kruger notableWork The Skeleton Key
Iain Softley notableWork The Skeleton Key
Kate Hudson notableWork The Skeleton Key
Laurie MacDonald notableWork The Skeleton Key
Andrew Mondshein workedOn The Skeleton Key
Ehren Kruger wroteScreenplayFor The Skeleton Key