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The Skeleton Key

2005 film by Iain Softley
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The Skeleton Key

Summary

The Skeleton Key is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (915 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Skeleton Key's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Skeleton Key's director is recorded as Iain Softley[4].
  • The Skeleton Key's screenwriter is recorded as Ehren Kruger[5].
  • The Skeleton Key's composer is recorded as Edward Shearmur[6].
  • The Skeleton Key's genre is recorded as thriller film[7].
  • The Skeleton Key's genre is recorded as horror film[8].
  • The Skeleton Key's cast member is recorded as Kate Hudson[9].
  • The Skeleton Key's cast member is recorded as Gena Rowlands[10].
  • The Skeleton Key's cast member is recorded as Peter Sarsgaard[11].
  • The Skeleton Key's cast member is recorded as John Hurt[12].
  • The Skeleton Key's cast member is recorded as Joy Bryant[13].
  • The Skeleton Key's cast member is recorded as Forrest Landis[14].
  • The Skeleton Key's cast member is recorded as Jeryl Prescott[15].
  • The Skeleton Key's cast member is recorded as Isaach de Bankolé[16].
  • The Skeleton Key's producer is recorded as Stacey Sher[17].
  • The Skeleton Key's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[18].
  • The Skeleton Key's director of photography is recorded as Daniel Mindel[19].
  • The Skeleton Key's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0397101[20].
  • The Skeleton Key's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • The Skeleton Key's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[22].
  • The Skeleton Key's review score is recorded as 38%[23].
  • The Skeleton Key's review score is recorded as 5.3/10[24].
  • The Skeleton Key's review score is recorded as 47/100[25].
  • The Skeleton Key's color is recorded as color[26].
  • The Skeleton Key's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 110019[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Skeleton Key's producer is recorded as Stacey Sher[17]. Its director is recorded as Iain Softley[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Ehren Kruger[5]. Cast members include Kate Hudson[9], Gena Rowlands[10], Peter Sarsgaard[11], John Hurt[12], Joy Bryant[13], and Forrest Landis[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +2005-07-29T00:00:00Z[28], +2005-08-12T00:00:00Z[29], and +2005-08-18T00:00:00Z[30]. The Skeleton Key's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21]. Genres include thriller film[7] and horror film[8].

Subject and Themes

The Skeleton Key's main subject is recorded as body swap[31].

Reception

Reviews include 38%[23], 5.3/10[24], and 47/100[25].

Why It Matters

The Skeleton Key ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (915 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

film Gena Rowlands John Hurt Kate Hudson Netflix Peter Sarsgaard United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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