Series Of Unfortunate Events (2004) The Movie A Series Of Unfortunate Events was based on the series of novels. I really like the movie, I would recommend everyone to watch it. The story is about 3 children named Klaus, Violet, & Sunny who’s parents died in a fire, and they are sent to live at a guardians's house named of Count Olaf. The guardian is trying to steal their fortune that was left behind. The kids are trying to escape Count Olaf’s caregiving. They go from house to house as the kids are trying to escape from the guardian. it took place in a old fashioned town, in England. I really like the movie because it has many suspensful action scenes. one scene, Count Olaf left the kids in a car parked on the train tracks. The kids managed to create a grappling hook using materials in the car, so that they can turn the switch to make the train car switch ...