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The Skeleton Key (2005)
6.4
Ratings: 6.4/10 from 46,838 users
Metascore:
47/100
Reviews: 349 user | 179 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past. Director:Iain SoftleyWriter:Ehren Kruger |
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Ben Devereaux
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| Joy Bryant | ... |
Jill
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Maxine Barnett | ... |
Mama Cynthia
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Fahnlohnee R. Harris | ... |
Hallie
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Marion Zinser | ... |
Bayou Woman
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| Deneen Tyler | ... |
Desk Nurse
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| Ann Dalrymple | ... |
C.N.A.
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Trula M. Marcus | ... |
Nurse Trula
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Nurse Audrey
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| Thomas Uskali | ... |
Robertson Thorpe
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Madeleine Thorpe
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Martin Thorpe
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Storyline
A young woman helping care for an invalid in New Orleans finds herself caught in the middle of morbid going-ons centered around a group of Hoodoo practitioners. Written by Ed
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
You will believe. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, some partial nudity and thematic material See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Der verbotene Schlüssel See more »Box Office
Budget:
$43,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£769,698 (UK) (31 July 2005) (354 Screens)Gross:
$47,806,295 (USA) (23 October 2005)Company Credits
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Caroline Ellis: [reading from Treasure Island] I lost no time, of course, in telling my mother all that I knew, and we saw ourselves at once in a difficult and dangerous position. Something must speedily be resolved upon, and it occurred to us at last to go forth together and seek help in the neighboring hamlet...
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from "Le Nozze de Figaro"
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as W.A. Mozart)
Performed by Marina Mescheriakova, soprano with the Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia conducted by Michael Halász
Courtesy of Naxos
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Trivia
The swamp behind the Devereaux house was created with CGI effects. The actual house used in the film, Felicity Plantation, is situated inland in St. James Parish and is surrounded by farmland. The fictional Devereaux house was situated in Terrebonne Parish, which is coastal and swampy. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: In the beginning of the movie Caroline is reading a story to a patient who dies. She tells a nurse that he just died but you still can see his chest breathing. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Caroline Ellis: [reading from Treasure Island] I lost no time, of course, in telling my mother all that I knew, and we saw ourselves at once in a difficult and dangerous position. Something must speedily be resolved upon, and it occurred to us at last to go forth together and seek help in the neighboring hamlet...
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Soundtracks
"Porgi Amor Qualche Ristoro"from "Le Nozze de Figaro"
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as W.A. Mozart)
Performed by Marina Mescheriakova, soprano with the Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia conducted by Michael Halász
Courtesy of Naxos
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