Thanks to its creaky and formulaic script, The Skeleton Key is more mumbo-jumbo than hoodoo and more dull than scary.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Iain Softley -
Producer -
Daniel Bobker , Michael Shamberg , Stacey Sher -
Screenwriter -
Ehren Kruger -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Double Feature Films -
Rating -
PG-13 (Some Partial Nudity|Disturbing Images|Thematic Material|Violence) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 12, 2005, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 7, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$47.8M -
Runtime -
1h 44m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)