Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

"Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy."

2004

1h 48m

6.8(5377 votes)

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Overview

Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Emily Browning

Violet Baudelaire

Liam Aiken

Klaus Baudelaire

Kara Hoffman

Sunny Baudelaire

Shelby Hoffman

Sunny Baudelaire

Jim Carrey

Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham

Jude Law

Lemony Snicket

Timothy Spall

Mr. Poe

Meryl Streep

Josephine Anwhistle

Billy Connolly

Dr. Montgomery Montgomery

Catherine O'Hara

Justice Strauss

Creative team

Directed by: Brad Silberling
Written by: Robert Gordon
Produced by: Laurie MacDonald
Walter F. Parkes

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