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Name: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Director: Brad Silberling
Genre: adventure, comedy, family
Released: 2004
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.8

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events has an iRankMovies score of 67.9/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy.

Release:2004

Runtime:1h 48m

Country:United States

Director:Brad Silberling

Language:English

Genre

AdventureComedyFamily

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Keywords

FireSibling Relationship murderInheritanceSteampunkMansionOrphanOrphan Siblings

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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.8/10· 228K votes

Rotten Tomatoes72%

Metacritic62%

TMDb6.823/10· 5K votes

With 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 62/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

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.

Cast of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Emily Browning
as Violet Baudelaire
Liam Aiken
as Klaus Baudelaire
Kara Hoffman
as Sunny Baudelaire
Shelby Hoffman
as Sunny Baudelaire
Jim Carrey
as Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham
Timothy Spall
as Mr. Poe
Meryl Streep
as Josephine Anwhistle
Billy Connolly
as Dr. Montgomery Montgomery
Jude Law
as Lemony Snicket
Catherine O'Hara
as Justice Strauss
Jennifer Coolidge
as White-Faced Women
Jane Adams
as White-Faced Women

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events facts

Budget: $140M
Box office: $209.1M

Our take on Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Brad Silberling's 2004 family adventure-comedy follows three wealthy children orphaned when a fire kills their parents. Sent to live with a distant relative, they soon discover he's scheming to murder them and seize their fortune. Drawn from the beloved book series, the film pairs macabre misfortune with arch, deadpan humor and an ornate, storybook-gothic look. Its darkness is playful rather than frightening, wrapped in Victorian whimsy and elaborate production design. This suits families and older children who enjoy morbidly funny fairy tales and clever, quirky mischief; very young or sensitive viewers may find its gloom and menacing guardian a touch unsettling despite the comedic framing.

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