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

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Release Date: December 17, 2004
On DVD: April 26, 2005
Genre: Comedy, Family
Running Time: 113 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for thematic elements, scary situations and brief language.
Director: Brad Silberling
Writer: Daniel Hadler, Robert Gordon
Cast: Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Jim Carrey, Jennifer Coolidge, Jude Law, Meryl Streep

After Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire's parents perish in a terrible fire, they are placed in the care of Count Olaf, an actor, evil genius and master of disguise. At every turn, Count Olaf hatches another outrageous plot to steal the orphans' vast fortune, and he's not going to let anybody stand in his way - not Uncle Monty, not Aunt Josephone, and certainly not the children themselves! Read more

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Grade: C+ "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," based on the first three books of the popular children's series, was supposed to be the flagship children's movie of December 2004. The movie boasts delicious visuals, Jim Carrey in one of his zaniest roles to date, and lots of unfortunate events. So what went wrong? Read the full movie review

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Read the book, by Person

March 17, 2007

The guy who reviewed this movie is an idiot! He really needs to READ THE BOOKS to undersand the movie follows the books perfectly.

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