The Countess vs The Skeleton Key
The Skeleton Key has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 5.9/10 for The Countess). The Countess is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 44m. The Skeleton Key is the older of the two (2005 against 2009). Both are drama, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Countess
The Skeleton Key| The Countess | The Skeleton Key | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Julie Delpy | Iain Softley |
| Main cast | Frederick Lau, Anamaria Marinca, William Hurt, Sebastian Blomberg, Daniel Brühl | John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands |
Synopsis
The Countess
Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
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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