Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004

After their parents are tragically killed, three young orphans -- Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken) and Sunny -- are taken in by the cunning and dastardly Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), who hopes to snatch their inheritance from them. Based on the series of best-selling, darkly funny children's books, director Brad Silberling's film co-stars Meryl Streep, Billy Connolly and Timothy Spall. Jude Law narrates as Lemony Snicket.

On December 17, Christmas cheer takes a holiday.

Winner of 1 Academy Award

JBscale
67
Good

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Adventure
Length
1 hr. 47 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 17, 2004
US Box Office
$118,627,117 (#646 of 7542)
Global Office
$209,073,645 (#821 of 4505)
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Brief Language, Scary Situations, Thematic Elements

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
English: DD 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
September 9, 2014
Acquired Date
June 18, 2015
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched

Actors

Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey
Jude Law
Jude Law
Liam Aiken
Liam Aiken
Emily Browning
Emily Browning
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Catherine O'Hara
Catherine O'Hara
Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly
Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric the Entertainer
Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán
Jennifer Coolidge
Jennifer Coolidge
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Kara Hoffman
Kara Hoffman
Shelby Hoffman
Shelby Hoffman
Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson
Jamie Harris
Jamie Harris
Jane Adams
Jane Adams

Directors

Brad Silberling
Brad Silberling

Producers

Laurie MacDonald
Laurie MacDonald
Walter F. Parkes
Walter F. Parkes
Jim Van Wyck
Jim Van Wyck

Writers

Robert Gordon
Robert Gordon

Awards & Accolades

  • 2004 Oscar : Makeup

Special Features

Commentaries
  • director Brad Silberling
Documentaries
  • A Terrible Tragedy: Alarming Evidence from the Making of the Film
Featurettes
  • Bad Beginnings
Other
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Featurettes

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Fresh
72%
Tomatometer
160 votes
RT Hot
63%
Popcornmeter
18,946 votes
METASCORE
62
37 votes
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
224,826 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media