The read
Scores higher than 76% of the 859 2000s adventure movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes72%
Metacritic62/100
5,387 audience votes
Key crew
- Brad SilberlingDirector
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Robert GordonScreenplay
Cast
- Emily BrowningViolet Baudelaire
- Liam AikenKlaus Baudelaire
- Kara HoffmanSunny Baudelaire
- Shelby HoffmanSunny Baudelaire
- Jim CarreyCount Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham
- Jude LawLemony Snicket
- Timothy SpallMr. Poe
- Meryl StreepJosephine Anwhistle
- Billy ConnollyDr. Montgomery Montgomery
- Catherine O'HaraJustice Strauss
- Jennifer CoolidgeWhite-Faced Women
- Jane AdamsWhite-Faced Women
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Themes
firesibling relationshipmurderinheritancesteampunkmansionorphandeath of parentorphan siblingsunfortunatebased on young adult novelparental guardian