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Release Date: August 12th, 2005

Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.

U.S. Box Office: $47,806,295

Rating: PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, some partial nudity and thematic material.

Director: Iain Softley

Starring: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant

Critics Reviews: 5 out of 10

Chicago-Sun Times There's a kind of moviegoer who likes a movie like this no matter how it ends. It's about the journey, not the destination, even though the ending of "The Skeleton Key" really is a zinger. It's just that -- well, what did a lot of the other stuff have to do with anything? Roger Ebert

ReelViews The Skeleton Key is the latest of the new breed of PG-13 "horror" movies that emphasize atmosphere and "boo" moments over gore. This film, which is not a re-make of a Japanese production (as many of these pictures are), maintains an internal logic that allows the viewer to follow the storyline without becoming confused or losing interest. James Berardinelli

Boston Globe This nasty little movie is communicating with regional and racial cliches from beyond the grave. Yet, come the final act, it manages to be insulting and, somehow, playfully absurd at the same time. Wesley Morris

USA Today If it's hard to imagine a tough-as-nails adversary in the form of a matronly septuagenarian in an apron, then it's unlikely you'll buy the rest of The Skeleton Key. This born-on-the-bayou thriller stars Gena Rowlands as the unbeatable foe and Kate Hudson as a hospice worker caring for Rowlands' dying husband. unknown

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The Skeleton Key Official site of the mystery/thriller The Skeleton Key, starring Kate Hudson.

The Skeleton Key Trailer In QuickTime format.