The Scapular vs The Skeleton Key

The Scapular has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.6/10 for The Skeleton Key). The Scapular is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 44m. The Scapular is the older of the two (1968 against 2005). Both are drama, horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Scapular posterThe Scapular1968 VS The Skeleton Key posterThe Skeleton Key2005
The ScapularThe Skeleton Key
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 6.6/10
Year19682005
Length1h 25m1h 44m
GenresDrama, Horror, MysteryDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
CountryMexico–
DirectorServando GonzálezIain Softley
Main castJorge Russek, Enrique Lizalde, Ofelia Guilmáin, Enrique Aguilar, Carlos CardánJohn Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands

Synopsis

The Scapular

A woman who is about to die calls the town's priest and hands him a scapulary, saying that she knows of its great powers. Anybody who does not believe in them will end up dead.

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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