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A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004 · 108 min · Director: Brad Silberling ★ IMDb 6.8 · 233,479 ratings

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Three children - Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken), and Sunny Baudelaire (Kara and Shelby Hoffman) - 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 (Jim Carrey). It is soon apparent that Count Olaf only cares about the children for their large inheritance.

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A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Sadness
Humor
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor45 %32 %27 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness45 %34 %29 %34 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor49 %40 %32 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension59 %51 %44 %32 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Sadness65 %56 %46 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Relief61 %51 %29 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Hope56 %45 %15 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Humor59 %40 %25 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Sadness61 %36 %44 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Humor56 %37 %40 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Humor59 %49 %34 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Tension68 %61 %35 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Tension73 %68 %31 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Tension75 %70 %29 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension74 %69 %23 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension74 %66 %19 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Relief74 %49 %31 %23 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Sadness73 %25 %50 %10 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 105′Humor50 %10 %10 %45 %
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Emily Browning

Violet Baudelaire

Liam Aiken

Klaus Baudelaire

KH
Kara Hoffman

Sunny Baudelaire

SH
Shelby Hoffman

Sunny Baudelaire

Jude Law

Lemony Snicket

Timothy Spall

Mr. Poe

Billy Connolly

Dr. Montgomery Montgomery

Catherine O'Hara

Justice Strauss

Jennifer Coolidge

White-Faced Women

Jane Adams

White-Faced Women

Craig Ferguson

Person of Indeterminate Gender

Luis Guzmán

Bald Man

Jamie Harris

Hook-Handed Man

BC
Bob Clendenin

Grocery Clerk

LC
Lenny Clarke

Gruff Grocer

FG
Fred Gallo

Le juge

JD
John Dexter

Gustav

Details

Directed by
Brad Silberling
Written by
Robert Gordon, Daniel Handler
Type
Movies
Released
2004
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States, Germany
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 233,479 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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