Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - film review
Brad Silberling
Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy

Summary
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is an American-German adventure film first released in 2004,
directed by Brad Silberling.
The film stars Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Kara Hoffman and Shelby Hoffman.
It has also been released under the title: A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Brad Silberling
- Script: Daniel Handler, Robert Gordon
- Photo: Emmanuel Lubezki
- Music: Thomas Newman
- Cast: Jim Carrey (Count Olaf), Liam Aiken (Klaus), Emily Browning (Violet), Kara Hoffman (Sunny), Shelby Hoffman (Sunny), Jude Law (Lemony Snicket), Timothy Spall (Mr. Poe), Catherine O’Hara (Justice Strauss), Billy Connolly (Uncle Monty), Meryl Streep (Aunt Josephine), Luis Guzmán (Bald Man), Jamie Harris (Fernald – Hook-Handed Man), Craig Ferguson (Person of Indeterminate Gender), Jennifer Coolidge (White Faced Woman), Jane Adams (White Faced Woman), Cedric the Entertainer (Constable), Bob Clendenin (Grocery Clerk), Lenny Clarke (Gruff Grocer), Fred Gallo (Judge Gallo), John Dexter (Gustav), Deborah Theaker (Mrs. Poe), Wayne Flemming (Captain Sam (scenes deleted)), Paul Bunnell (Wedding Guest), Julius Callahan (Davidious Augustine), François Duhamel (French Radio Reporter), Rosemary Garris (Wedding Guest), Gilbert Gottfried (Duck), Alan Heitz (Police Photographer), Rob Hinderstein (Banker), Dustin Hoffman (The Critic), Michael Earl Lane (Ferry Boat Captain), Jane Lynch (Realtor), Betsy McIntyre (Wedding Guest), Nick Meaney (Voice over), Crystal Rivers (Bohemian #1), Lidia Sabljic (Woman in audience)
- Country: USA / Germany
- Language: English
- Runtime: 108 min; B&W
- Aka: A Series of Unfortunate Events
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