Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

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Brad Silberling Director previously directed Moonlight Mile

A Series of Unfortunate Events is based on the first three books of Lemony Snicket's novel series of the same name as the Baudelaire children must evade their disturbed uncle, Count Olaf, after their parents die in a suspicious housefire.
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Meryl Streep's daughter loves the book series that the film is based on. According to the audio commentary on the DVD, she accepted the role of Aunt Josephine upon her daughter's request.

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Quote: Count Olaf

I will raise these orphans as if they were actually wanted!

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Cast
Jim Carrey Count Olaf
Liam Aiken Klaus Baudelaire
Emily Browning Violet Baudelaire
Kara Hoffman Sunny Baudelaire
Shelby Hoffman Sunny Baudelaire
Jude Law Lemony Snicket
Timothy Spall Mr. Poe
Catherine O'Hara Justice Strauss
Billy Connolly Uncle Monty
Meryl Streep Aunt Josephine
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a film directed by Brad Silberling and is based on the first three books (The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room and The Wide Window) of a thirteen part series written by Lemony Snicket, a pseudonym for Daniel Handler. The film follows of the story of the three Baudelaire orphans and the evil Count Olaf who is after their inheritance.

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General Information Edit
Name Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
US Release Dec. 17, 2004
UK Release Dec. 17, 2004
AUS Release Dec. 16, 2004
Runtime 107
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English
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Comedy
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
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children
Rating PG
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $118,634,549
    Foreign +90,439,096
  • = total worldwide gross $209,073,645
  • - a reported budget of $140,000,000
  • = a 49.3% net profit of $69,073,645
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