The Skeleton Key (2005) - IMDb

Peter Sarsgaard is on hand as the estate's amiable lawyer. "The Skeleton Key" (2005) is a Southern Gothic supernatural thriller set in the Louisiana bayou à la ... 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foriginUnitedStatesGermanyLanguagesEnglishFrenchAlsoknownasChìaKhóaXươngNgườiFilminglocationsBayouGauche,Louisiana,USAProductioncompaniesUniversalPicturesShadowCatcherEntertainmentDoubleFeatureFilmsSeemorecompanycreditsatIMDbProBoxofficeEditBudget$43,000,000(estimated)GrossUS&Canada$47,907,715OpeningweekendUS&Canada$16,057,945Aug14,2005Grossworldwide$93,983,911SeedetailedboxofficeinfoonIMDbProTechnicalspecsEditRuntime1hour44minutesColorColorBlackandWhiteSoundmixDTSDolbyDigitalSDDSAspectratio2.39:1RelatednewsPeacock’sEuropeanFlightonSkyTVLiftsOffinU.K.,IrelandThisWeekNov15VarietyFilm+TVHalloween2021Programming:FrighteningFilms&TVShowsOnCableAndScreaming–Er,Streaming–ThisOctoberOct20DeadlineFilm+TVContributetothispageSuggestaneditoraddmissingcontentTopGapWhatwastheofficialcertificationgiventoTheSkeletonKey(2005)inMexico?AnswerSeemoregapsLearnmoreaboutcontributingEditpageMoretoexplorePhotosHollywoodRomances:OurFavoriteCouplesSeetheentiregalleryListTheBestUpcomingSci-Fi&FantasySeethefulllistRecentlyviewedPleaseenablebrowsercookiestousethisfeature. Learnmore.