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Shows like A Series of Unfortunate Events

Not everyone loves A Series of Unfortunate Events for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love A Series of Unfortunate Events

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like misery told with deadpan jokes.

  2. You like storybook sets in grey, gothic colors.

  3. You like the secret of VFD unfolding across the seasons.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events2004

    • misery told with deadpan jokes
    • storybook sets in grey, gothic colors

    Good for you if you like laughing at misfortune piling up on three children.

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005

    • misery told with deadpan jokes
    • storybook sets in grey, gothic colors

    Good for you if you like naughty children punished in funny ways.

  • The BFG2016

    • storybook sets in grey, gothic colors

    Good for you if you like Spielberg turning Roald Dahl's Giant Country into images.

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004

    • storybook sets in grey, gothic colors
    • the secret of VFD unfolding across the seasons

    Good for you if you like a wintry Hogwarts, dark and misty.

  • Hugo2011

    • storybook sets in grey, gothic colors

    Good for you if you like a golden 1930s Paris.

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox2009

    • storybook sets in grey, gothic colors

    Good for you if you like handmade stop motion where every frame is composed.

  • Frozen II2019

    • storybook sets in grey, gothic colors

    Good for you if you like autumn forests and spirits of nature.

  • The Jungle Book2016

    • storybook sets in grey, gothic colors

    Good for you if you like a jungle that looks completely real.

  • Over the Garden Wall2014

    • storybook sets in grey, gothic colors

    Good for you if you like painted forests that look like vintage illustrations.

  • The Fall of the House of Usher2023

    • misery told with deadpan jokes

    Good for you if you enjoy rich heirs getting the death they asked for.

  • Gravity Falls2012

    • the secret of VFD unfolding across the seasons

    Good for you if you like Dipper following a mysterious journal through a town full of secrets.

Reasons taken from A Series of Unfortunate Events's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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