The Skeleton Key
Sent to New Orleans to care for a stroke victim who lies bedridden and speechless, hospice worker Caroline finds a key that unlocks ancient secrets. Lonely in the patient's mansion, Caroline eventually opens up a Pandora's box of voodoo and danger.
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Movie Details
- Director
- Iain Softley
- Genres
- Thrillers, Supernatural Thrillers, Mystery, Suspense
- This movie is
- Scary, Ominous, Chilling, Suspenseful
- Format
- DVD and Blu-ray
- Ratings
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PG-13Violence, disturbing images, some partial nudity and thematic material
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14Common Sense rating OK for kids 14+
DVD details
Blu-ray details
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1, Full Screen 1.33:1
SubtitlesEnglish, French, Spanish (Neutral)
Closed captionedYes
Language and soundEnglish: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish (Neutral): Dolby Digital 5.1
Other featuresColor; interactive menus; scene access.
Widescreen 2.35:1
SubtitlesEnglish SDH, Spanish (Neutral), French
Closed captionedNo
Language and soundEnglish: DTS-HD Master Audio, French: DTS 5.1 Surround
Other featuresColor; interactive menus; scene access.
The Skeleton Key
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Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that this movie features scary images of hoodoo and conjuring, as well as jump scenes, abrupt flashbacks to the legendary source of the trouble, and some language (one use of the f-word). Characters smoke and drink, and use spells to call up and chase away spirits. One character hunts another with a shotgun; a wheelchair-bound older man frequently looks frightened and cannot speak; a woman falls and breaks both her legs; characters are trapped in rooms and ghosts appear. A lynching scene appears in a flashback.
- Sexual Content
- Partial nudity (male and female, while bathing).
- Violence
- Hoodoo spells, some jump scenes, scary scenes (wind, storms, shadows, ghosts), and violence.
- Language
- Mild, though one use of f-word.
- Social Behavior
- Characters cast hoodoo spells, deceive one another, and commit murder; a flashback shows a lynching scene.
- Consumerism
- Not applicable
- Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol
- Frequent cigarette smoking, an early club/party scene, some drinking.
Legend
- Age appropriate
- Not an issue
- Depends on your kid and your family
- Not appropriate for kids of the age most likely to want to see it
This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.
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