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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
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Ratings: 6.8/10 from 80,010 users
Metascore:
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Reviews: 578 user | 175 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Brad Silberling |
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Lemony Snicket
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| Meryl Streep | ... | ||
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Hook-Handed Man
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Person of Indeterminate Gender
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White Faced Woman
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Storyline
Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are three intelligent young children who receive terrible news that their parents have died in a fire and have left them an enormous fortune not to be used until the eldest child is of age. When they are sent to live with Count Olaf, a greedy distant relative, they soon learn he is trying to steal their fortune for himself. Written by jackwhiteyouremyhero
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Mishaps. Mayhem. Misadventures. Oh joy. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for thematic elements, scary situations and brief language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Lemony Snicket - Rätselhafte Ereignisse See more »Box Office
Budget:
$140,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$30,061,756 (USA) (19 December 2004) (3620 Screens)Gross:
$209,073,645 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Lemony Snicket: [the Littlest Elf has just come to an abrupt halt] I'm sorry to say that this is not the movie you will be watching. The movie you are about to see is extremely unpleasant. If you wish to see a film about a happy little elf, I'm sure there is still plenty of seating in theatre number two. However, if you like stories about clever and reasonably attractive orphans...
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Trivia
The Tatra's reel-to-reel tape machine is a miniature Nagra Kudelski, a brand very familiar to sound recordists. See more »Goofs
Continuity: At the start of the wedding play, we see Olaf's actresses singing, "Nothing in the world..." and the curtains behind them open. In the next shot, Klaus is sneaking away from the stage, and the curtains are closed. (This goof results from of the cutting of an earlier sequence.) See more »Quotes
[first lines]Lemony Snicket: [the Littlest Elf has just come to an abrupt halt] I'm sorry to say that this is not the movie you will be watching. The movie you are about to see is extremely unpleasant. If you wish to see a film about a happy little elf, I'm sure there is still plenty of seating in theatre number two. However, if you like stories about clever and reasonably attractive orphans...
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Crazy Credits
Most of the end credits are composed of cardboard cut outs and Olaf chasingthe children. See more »
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