Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Dec 16, 2004

1h 48m

★ 6.8

Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy.

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.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

DreamWorks Pictures

Nickelodeon Movies

Parkes+MacDonald Production

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Trailers

Cast

Violet Baudelaire

Emily Browning

Klaus Baudelaire

Liam Aiken

Sunny Baudelaire

Kara Hoffman

Sunny Baudelaire

Shelby Hoffman

Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham

Jim Carrey

Josephine Anwhistle

Meryl Streep

Lemony Snicket (voice)

Jude Law

Mr. Poe

Timothy Spall

Dr. Montgomery Montgomery

Billy Connolly

Bald Man

Luis Guzmán

White-Faced Women

Jennifer Coolidge

White-Faced Women

Jane Adams

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