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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004-12-16 · 108 min · ★ 6.8

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.

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Directors
Brad Silberling
Production companies
Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Parkes+MacDonald Production, Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 2
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 140,000,000
Revenue
USD 209,073,645

Top Cast

Emily BrowningEmily BrowningViolet Baudelaire
Liam AikenLiam AikenKlaus Baudelaire
Kara HoffmanKara HoffmanSunny Baudelaire
Shelby HoffmanShelby HoffmanSunny Baudelaire
Jim CarreyJim CarreyCount Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham
Jude LawJude LawLemony Snicket
Timothy SpallTimothy SpallMr. Poe
Meryl StreepMeryl StreepJosephine Anwhistle
Billy ConnollyBilly ConnollyDr. Montgomery Montgomery
Catherine O'HaraCatherine O'HaraJustice Strauss
Jennifer CoolidgeJennifer CoolidgeWhite-Faced Women
Jane AdamsJane AdamsWhite-Faced Women
Craig FergusonCraig FergusonPerson of Indeterminate Gender
Luis GuzmánLuis GuzmánBald Man
Jamie HarrisJamie HarrisHook-Handed Man
Cedric the EntertainerCedric the EntertainerConstable
Bob ClendeninBob ClendeninGrocery Clerk
Lenny ClarkeLenny ClarkeGruff Grocer
Fred GalloLe juge
John DexterGustav

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