Desperation vs The Skeleton Key
The Skeleton Key has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 5.5/10 for Desperation). The Skeleton Key is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 11m. The Skeleton Key is the older of the two (2005 against 2006). Both are drama, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Desperation
The Skeleton Key| Desperation | The Skeleton Key | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mick Garris | Iain Softley |
| Main cast | Kelly Overton, Ron Perlman, Henry Thomas, Alain Uy, Sammi Hanratty | John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands |
Synopsis
Desperation
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
The Skeleton Key
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
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