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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

AdventureComedyFamily3.4

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.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.

December 16, 2004 · Directed by Brad Silberling

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Runtime1h 48m
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Cast & crew

Emily Browning
Violet Baudelaire
Liam Aiken
Klaus Baudelaire
Kara Hoffman
Sunny Baudelaire
Shelby Hoffman
Sunny Baudelaire
Jim Carrey
Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham
Timothy Spall
Mr. Poe
Meryl Streep
Josephine Anwhistle
Billy Connolly
Dr. Montgomery Montgomery
Jude Law
Lemony Snicket (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
Justice Strauss
Jennifer Coolidge
White-Faced Women
Jane Adams
White-Faced Women

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