Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Average of 1662 ratings: 3.2 Stars

2007 M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over.

Never Forget. Never Forgive.

Victorian England is the setting for this harrowing melodrama. Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp) is living a simple life as a barber with his wife Lucy and his daughter Johanna (Jayne Wisener) when the lust of a judge (Alan Rickman) throws all of their lives into chaos. The judge has Benjamin Barker deported to Australia, and it is many years later that he returns to England, under the pseudonym Sweeney Todd with revenge on his heart. He wishes to reclaim his family and punish the judge and the society who destroyed it. With the help of Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), a pie shop owner who had known Sweeney and his family all of those years ago, Sweeney goes about seeking vengeance and reaping the benefits of that bloody journey.

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Cast:
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Spall, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jamie Campbell Bower
Director:
Tim Burton
Genres:
Horror , Music , Musical , Slasher
Format:
DVD and Blu-ray
Demand:
Low

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Duration
112 minutes
Studio
Dreamworks Pictures
Awards
2008 Golden Globes
Best Motion Picture - Musical Comedy
2008 MTV Movie Awards
Best Villain: Johnny Depp

DVD details

Screen Format
1.85:1 Widescreen
Zone
4
Subtitles
English, English for the hearing impaired
Audio
English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0

Blu-ray details

Screen Format
Widescreen 1.85:1
Zone
B
Subtitles
English, Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, Complex Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Latin Spanish & Swedish
Audio
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1; English, Castilian, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Extras
  • Burton + Deep + Carter = Todd
  • Sweeney Todd is Alive: The Real History of the Demon Barber
  • HBO First Look: The Making of Sweeney Todd
  • London Press Conference
  • Musical Mayhem: Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
  • Sweeney's London
  • Designs for a Demon Barber
  • Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition
  • A Bloody Business
  • Razor's Refrain

    • 32 Member Reviews Write a review

    4 by Jaqui

    I don't quite know what kept me watching this movie, when I heard the singing start up I had to laugh, but it was actually a great movie and if you look past the singing and try to feel the music, which... Read more

    5 by ringo

    Initially skeptical because of musical element - however, had to keep watching due to the intrigue. Just had to keep watching, and ended up loving it! Have talked about it to loads of people that... Read more

    3 by Sophia-Colin

    I forgot this was a musical, or that it is rated as a 'horror/slasher' type movie. Normally I don't watch either of those genres. In this film, the horror relates to the blood and concept of the story... Read more

    4 by chickletducks

    Brilliant film adaption of the musical. It's gory and bloody (just like the stage musical) and Burton's style radiates through it. Well done cast and crew.

    2.5 by ELT

    I don't know how I missed it being a musical, very dark and odd!

    3 by lolli

    Wow - definitely another side to Johnny Depp. We're not usually keen on musicals but it was worth sticking with

    0.5 by john20660

    Love Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton usually but have a pathological hatred of musicals! Didn't realise that was what I was in for obviously - so only managed 9 minutes in before the singing did my head in!

    4 by Mr Big(ish)

    Think Victorian England, think murder, think blood, think opera...OPERA??!!!

    This sumptuous film from Tim Burton is sourced from Stephen Sondheim's musical of the same name. Although not strictly... Read more

    4 by Lissie

    love the usual line up of Tim Burtons movies .. B grade but i liked it alot .. good ending too

    1 by special efects fan

    everyone seems to like this movie not me hated the music and the special effects where very B grade would love to see a non musical version and better effects