I think it would freak someone out if they were about nine. But once they get like, 11 or 12, or maybe even 10 it'd be more enjoyable for them.
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The Skeleton Key
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13. -
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Creepy thriller that's too scary for younger kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–15
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Skeleton Key
Parents need to know that this movie features scary images of hoodoo and conjuring, as well as jump scenes, abrupt flashbacks to the legendary source of the trouble, and some language (one use of the f-word). Characters smoke and drink, and use spells to call up and chase away spirits. One character hunts another with a shotgun; a wheelchair-bound older man frequently looks frightened and cannot speak; a woman falls and breaks both her legs; characters are trapped in rooms and ghosts appear. A lynching scene appears in a flashback.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about Caroline's desire to take care of "old people": while she expresses guilt over abandoning her father, how does the film use her story to reflect on a broader cultural need to respect (or at least know about) the past and previous generations? How does the movie use hoodoo (and the black servants' tragic story) as a metaphor for slavery, for which subsequent generations -- black and white -- still suffer consequences?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
Good movie.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I love this movie! I kept me on the edge of my seat through the entire thing! This movie is not exteremly violent, nor extreamly scary! I recomend this movie to anyone ages 11+!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Meh...
Starts out pretty boring but near the middle it starts to get more interesting, and the climax is thrilling. This was a very forgettable thriller, but its smart (and disturbing) twist ending makes it worth watching. Good for kids 12+
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
disterbing
this movie was good for ages about 12 and up its not a must see movie but it is pretty good.it involves lots of voodo so its kinda disterbing, not for young viewers at all. or those who are not into scary movies.
- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
Good thriller but main theme has to do with Voodoo
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Decent movie
Not bad plot, you may need to rewind it to get the parts they are talking about. And there is a slight shower scene and she wakes up in the bed just wearing panties. But nothing any worse.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
wow
real good for a horror movie
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Some parts of it were funny. But mostly suspence
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
For those who like a Good suspensfull thriller
I have always loved creepy movies. Don't care a bit about the blood and gore movies of today, and this movie fits my criteria! Most movies now seem to start good but have an unbelievable ending or it goes flat leaving too many unanswered questions. This movie had a good story and the ending was right up there with The 6th Sense. I enjoyed it, was scared in all the right places and the ending lived up to the beginning.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
IT WAS TOTALLY COOL
I REALLY THINK THAT SOME YOUNGER KIDS COULD WATCH IT. I HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SHE LOVED IT TOO.AND SHE DIDNT THINK IT WAS TOO SCARY I THINK IT WAS RATED TOO HARD.
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