The Skeleton Key

~Fearing is believing.

Overview

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 2005-07-29
Budget: $43000000
Revenue: $93983911
Runtime: 104 min

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