Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Nan
1h 48m
2004
6.813 /10 (5,056)

Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy.

Overview

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.

Country : Germany, United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 2004-12-16

Top Billed 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

Meryl Streep

Josephine Anwhistle

Jude Law

Lemony Snicket (voice)

Timothy Spall

Mr. Poe

Billy Connolly

Dr. Montgomery Montgomery

Luis Guzmán

Bald Man

Jennifer Coolidge

White-Faced Women

Jane Adams

White-Faced Women

Craig Ferguson

Person of Indeterminate Gender

Jamie Harris

Hook-Handed Man

Catherine O'Hara

Justice Strauss

Cedric the Entertainer

Constable

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