The Legend of Lucy Keyes (2006): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2006, The Legend of Lucy Keyes is a thriller, drama and horror film directed by John Stimpson, running about 93 minutes. “250 years ago a child disappeared. Tonight she returns.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Guy moves to an old farm in Princeton with his wife Jeanne Cooley and their two daughters, Molly and Lucy to build eight windmills to generate clean power to the city. The Cooley family has a cold reception in town, and while voting for the approval of the project, the old woman Gretchen Caswell votes against the construction with many followers and mentions the historic importance of the spot and the name of Martha. Jeanne researches and discloses that two hundred and fifty years ago, a girl called Lucy Keyes got lost in the woods and in spite of the efforts of her mother Martha Keyes and the locals, she was never found. When the ghost of Martha comes to the fields around their property calling for Lucy, Jeanne realizes that the legend is true and that there are many hidden secrets in that location.

Who’s in it. The Legend of Lucy Keyes stars Julie Delpy as Jeanne Cooley, Justin Theroux as Guy Cooley, Brooke Adams as Samantha Porter and Mark Boone Junior as Jonas Dodd, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, The Legend of Lucy Keyes has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Legend of Lucy Keyes page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Legend of Lucy Keyes tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Pulp Fiction, Parasite and Fight Club.