The Skeleton Key
- annos singulos: 2005
- Patriam: Germany, United States of America
- genus: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Studio: Universal Pictures, MFPV Film, Double Feature Films, ShadowCatcher Entertainment, Daniel Bobker Productions, Brick Dust Productions LLC
- keyword: dreams, nurse, fight, kidnapping, key, new orleans, louisiana, plantation, lawyer, attic, occult, vinyl record, locked door, creole, southern gothic, hoodoo, paralytic husband
- Director: Iain Softley
- cast: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, Peter Sarsgaard, John Hurt, Joy Bryant, Marion Zinser