Director: Brad Silberling

Writers : Robert Gordon, Daniel Handler

Stars : Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Meryl Streep

Three children - Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire - are left orphaned when their house burns down, with their parents in it, in mysterious circumstances. They are left in the custody of a distant relative, Count Olaf (played by Jim Carrey). It is soon apparent that Count Olaf only cares about the children for their large inheritance.