Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh joy. Release date: 2004-12-16 Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family Actors: Luis Guzmán, Jane Adams, Deborah Theaker, Jane Lynch, Craig Ferguson, Amy Brenneman, Lenny Clarke, Bob Clendenin, Alan Heitz, Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Coolidge, Emily Browning, Jamie Harris, Timothy Spall, Jude Law, Jaimarie Bjorge, Billy Connolly, Cedric the Entertainer, Catherine O'Hara, Gilbert Gottfried, Kara Hoffman, Liam Aiken, Wayne Flemming, Nick Meaney, Crystal Rivers, Shelby Hoffman, Christopher Metas, Julius Callahan, Lidia Sabljic, Michael Earl Lane, Fred Gallo Direction: John Dexter Budget: $140,000,000Revenue: $209,073,645 Runtime: 1 h. 47 min. Score: 6.8/10 Votes: 5,096 Countries: Germany, United States of America Companies: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Parkes/MacDonald Productions, Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 2 KG Available* : Overview: 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.