Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004 | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It won an Oscar and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
72% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8/10 from 5K viewers
- AwardsStrong
3 wins, 11 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling; nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$209 million worldwide on a $140 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
398K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Kanopy
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Brad Silberling
- Emily BrowningViolet Baudelaire
- Liam AikenKlaus Baudelaire
- Kara HoffmanSunny Baudelaire
- Shelby HoffmanSunny Baudelaire
- Jim CarreyCount Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham
- Jude LawLemony Snicket
- Timothy SpallMr. Poe
- Meryl StreepJosephine Anwhistle
- Billy ConnollyDr. Montgomery Montgomery
- Catherine O'HaraJustice Strauss