The Skeleton Key

Year			2005
Genre			Horror
Rating			13+
Parents			Not recommended for young children, frightening scenes, violence, nudity
Length			1:44
Director			Iain Softley
Writer			Ehren Kruger
Studio			Universal Pictures
Starring			Kate Hudson Gena Rowlands Peter Sarsgaard John Hurt Joy Bryant Jen Apgar Show more... Kate Hudson Gena Rowlands Peter Sarsgaard John Hurt Joy Bryant Jen Apgar Andreas Beckett Ann Dalrymple Natasha Delahunt Ianello Garcino Justin Groetsch David Jensen Mark Krasnoff Forrest Landis Melissa Reneé Martin Marcus McGregor Madison McLee Natalie McNeil Sarah Pettycrew Jeryl Prescott Jamie Lee Redmon Brian Ruppert Joel Schmidt L.J. Stevens Leah Stewart Deneen Tyler Sydney Elle Wood

Set largely in the dark atmospheric backwoods just outside of New Orleans, "The Skeleton Key" stars Hudson as Caroline, a live-in nurse hired to care for an elderly woman's (Rowlands) ailing husband (Hurt) in their home... a foreboding and decrepit mansion in the Louisiana delta. Intrigued by the enigmatic couple, their mysterious and secretive ways and their rambling house, Caroline beings to explore the old mansion. Armed with a skeleton key that unlocks every door, she discovers a hidden attic room that holds a deadly and terrifying secret. Peter Sarsgaard portrays Luke, the local attorney working on the couple's estate, and Joy Bryant plays Jill, Caroline's best friend.