A Series of Unfortunate Events

"Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy."

Dec 17 2004 PG 1h 48m
Adventure, Comedy, Family

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.

Plot

Three children - Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken), and Sunny Baudelaire (Kara and Shelby Hoffman) - are left orphaned when their house burns down, with their parents in it, in mysterious circumstances. They are left in the custody of a distant relative, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey). It is soon apparent that Count Olaf only cares about the children for their large inheritance.

Written by

Robert Gordon, Daniel Handler

Directed by

Brad Silberling

Production Countries

United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, CJ Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures, Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 2 KG, Nickelodeon Movies, Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 28 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
228,611
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
62
Popularity
NA