Lights Out vs The Skeleton Key
The Skeleton Key has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 6.4/10 for Lights Out). Lights Out is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 44m. The Skeleton Key is the older of the two (2005 against 2016). Both are drama, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Lights Out | The Skeleton Key | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 21m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | David F. Sandberg | Iain Softley |
| Main cast | Billy Burke, Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Emily Alyn Lind, Maria Bello | John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands |
Synopsis
Lights Out
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
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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