Film

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004

Directed by Brad Silberling

  • Adventure, Comedy, Family
  • 108 min
  • PG

Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy.

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.

AdventureComedyFamilyfiresibling relationshipmurderinheritancesteampunkmansionorphandeath of parentorphan siblingsunfortunatebased on young adult novelparental guardian

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Resolved, unpretentious, plot-driven and effortless.

  • resolvedopen-ended
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • effortlessdemanding
  • classical in formformally daring

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 1The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 41 / 4The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 22The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 11The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 11The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 11The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: disliked by 10 / 1The ArchivistThe Archivist: disliked by 10 / 1The EmpathThe Empath: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

25 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.

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