This cinematic adaption of Lemony Snicket's best-seller features the Baudelaire siblings, who are left in the care of their scheming uncle Olaf, following the horrific death of their parents. It doesn't take long for the children to figure out that Count Olaf is up to no good, and they try to steer clear of his various murderous schemes with the help of wildly paranoid Aunt Josephine and snake-fancying Uncle Monty.