Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

"Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy."

2004 1h 48m EN

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Synopsis

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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.

“Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy.”

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Cast

Emily Browning
Violet Baudelaire
Liam Aiken
Klaus Baudelaire
Kara Hoffman
Sunny Baudelaire
Shelby Hoffman
Sunny Baudelaire
Jim Carrey
Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham
Jude Law
Lemony Snicket
Timothy Spall
Mr. Poe
Meryl Streep
Josephine Anwhistle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brad Silberling
Writers: Robert Gordon, Giacomo G. Ghiazza, Gabriel Hardman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$140M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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219+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brad Silberling, shot by Emmanuel Lubezki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Emily Browning and Liam Aiken and Kara Hoffman carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy.".

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The take

Brad Silberling directs. Emmanuel Lubezki behind the camera. Thomas Newman scores. Michael Kahn cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1$140M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 22 years ago.
3219+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Brad Silberling, shot by Emmanuel Lubezki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Emily Browning and Liam Aiken and Kara Hoffman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy.".
9IMDB entry: tt0339291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "fire", "sibling relationship", "murder", "inheritance".
11Released under 23 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Original score: Thomas Newman
Editing: Michael Kahn
Production design: Rick Heinrichs
Costume design: Colleen Atwood
Makeup / hair: Bill Corso
VFX supervisor: Stefen Fangmeier
Sound: Richard King
Stunt coordinator: Doug Coleman
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $140,000,000
Box office: $209,073,645
Return: 149% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Awards

Teen Choice Award for Best Villain
Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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Andre Gonzales2023-07-10
★ 5/10
Weird movie. Not a good movie or a bad movie. I guess you will just have to watch it yourself. It could have been a lot better of a movie.

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