Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Film2004108 min

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Taste attributes: adventurecomedyfamilyteenfantasyfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedcoming of age

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"Mishaps. Misadventures. Mayhem. Oh Joy."

Boxlist takeWholesome and heightened: an accessible comedy, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of age

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Emily BrowningLiam AikenJim CarreyMeryl StreepJude Law

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
2004
Runtime
108 min
Status
Released
Studio
CJ Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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