A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
- Awards
- 5 nominations total
Fahnlohnee R. Harris
- Hallie
- (as Fahnlohnee Harris)
Trula M. Marcus
- Nurse Trula
- (as Trula Marcus)
Thomas Uskali
- Robertson Thorpe
- (as Tom Uskali)
Jeryl Prescott
- Mama Cecile
- (as Jeryl Prescott Sales)
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- Writer
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Featured review
First of all, the plot of the movie was very interesting and kinda mysterious. The storyline was very well written, really innovative and everything was well-explained (especially, the backstory). The characters were very interesting and well-developed, but most of them weren't likeable (except, Caroline). The filming location of the movie was nice, just a big old creepy house in the middle of a swamp. The casting was really good and their acting was descent. I have to admit, the 1st part of the movie (first 20 minutes) wasn't very interesting and nothing important was shown. However, the 2nd and 3rd part of the movie were super intense, very shocking and definitely chaotic (especially, the ending scene). In my opinion, it wasn't a very scary movie, even though there were some jumpscares during the movie. The plot twist was definitely unpredictable and it was really shocking, WOW. Overall, it was an enjoyable horror movie, fast-paced and I would definitely recommend it to my friends! Last but not least, that movie definitely deserves a prequel and a sequel.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe swamp behind the Devereaux house was created with CGI effects. The actual house used in this movie, 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.
- GoofsViolet rides up in the elevator when all power is out.
- Quotes
Caroline Ellis: I told you I wanted a Black one this time.
Luke: You know the Black ones never stay. Beggars can't be choosers. I think it suits you beautifully. It's better than Violet, or Grace, even. We'll get used to it. We always do.
- Crazy creditsThere are no opening credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Making of 'The Skeleton Key' (2005)
- SoundtracksDo Whatcha Wanna
Written by Keith Frazier, Philip Frazier and Kermit Ruffins
Performed by ReBirth Brass Band (as The Rebirth Brass Band)
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- La llave maestra
- Filming locations
- Bayou Gauche, Louisiana, USA(trip to see hoodoo lady)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $43,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,907,715
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,057,945
- Aug 14, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $93,983,911
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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