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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Play trailer 2:01 Poster for Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events PG 2004 1h 47m Kids & Family Comedy Fantasy Adventure Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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After the three young Baudelaire siblings are left orphaned by a fire in their mansion, they are carted off to live with their distant relative, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey). Unfortunately, Olaf is a cruel, scheming man only after the inheritance that the eldest Baudelaire, Violet (Emily Browning), is set to receive. The children escape and find shelter with their quirky Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly) and, subsequently, their phobic Aunt Josephine (Meryl Streep), but Olaf is never far behind.
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Although it softens the nasty edges of its source material, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a gothic visual treat, and it features a hilariously manic turn from Jim Carrey as the evil Count Olaf.

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Hank Sartin Chicago Reader Nov 15, 2011
Episodic but entertaining. Go to Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 25, 2010
3/5
Book's fans will enjoy, but too creepy for some. Go to Full Review Derek Adams Time Out Jun 24, 2006
It's all a bit superficial, but highly entertaining, wickedly funny, and alluring enough to make you want to start reading the books. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast Oct 15, 2024
3/5
Carrey is just playing Carrey (which is great if you like him and obnoxious if you don't), but the child actors are solid, and the costumes, make-up and art direction are outstanding Go to Full Review Kevin Carr Fat Guys at the Movies Jan 17, 2016
4/5
This film is endlessly dark and gloomy for a kids story. But somehow, it works. Go to Full Review Garth Franklin Dark Horizons Jul 6, 2010
Whilst the direction and script seem off, the rest of the production work is excellent. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert P @Superbad 9 hrs ago A funny movie thus my 3.5 star rating! See more Marco L @decatur555 2 days ago I have mixed feelings about Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Visually, it is terrific: a gloomy, exaggerated Gothic world that feels remarkably close to Tim Burton even though he had nothing to do with it. Jim Carrey is also completely at home as Count Olaf, using every voice, expression and physical trick available to him. The problem is the structure. A new place, a new guardian, Olaf returning in disguise, the children recognizing him while the adults remain oblivious, and then another escape. The repetition is obviously part of the concept, but after a while I began to feel it. Emily Browning and Liam Aiken are nicely restrained, and I like the darker, melancholy tone, but the film ultimately gives me more pleasure as a visual object than as a story. Plenty of imagination in the world; not quite enough in the way it keeps moving through it. See more Easton B @Ebmoviemaster2026 Aug 14, 2026 A FUN MOVIE, JIM CARREY IS GREAT AS ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Alexander K @RT68447975 Jul 18, 2026 I found it beautifully done, Jim Carey amazing as always. Great story See more Jessica B @JessicaSantos Apr 20, 2026 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events traz Jim Carrey em um papel camaleônico como Conde Olaf. O destaque é sua capacidade de se transformar em múltiplos disfarces, misturando humor sombrio com teatralidade exagerada. Em poucas palavras: versátil, excêntrico e deliciosamente vilanesco — ele rouba a cena em cada aparição. See more Acacia D @RT53656217 Mar 29, 2026 The book movie is beautifully emotionally too XXX See more Read all reviews
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Brad Silberling

Director

Jim Carrey

Count Olaf

Liam Aiken

Klaus Baudelaire

Emily Browning

Violet Baudelaire

Kara Hoffman

Sunny

Shelby Hoffman

Sunny

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Synopsis After the three young Baudelaire siblings are left orphaned by a fire in their mansion, they are carted off to live with their distant relative, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey). Unfortunately, Olaf is a cruel, scheming man only after the inheritance that the eldest Baudelaire, Violet (Emily Browning), is set to receive. The children escape and find shelter with their quirky Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly) and, subsequently, their phobic Aunt Josephine (Meryl Streep), but Olaf is never far behind.
Director
Brad Silberling
Producer
Albie Hecht, Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes
Screenwriter
Robert Gordon, Daniel Handler
Distributor
DreamWorks SKG
Production Co
Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, DreamWorks SKG
Rating
PG (Scary Situations|Brief Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 17, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$118.6M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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