# Sweeney Todd (2006)

> A grim Victorian penny-dreadful adaptation follows a Fleet Street barber whose revenge turns his shop into a chamber of systematic murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23801

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director: David Moore
- Cast: Ray Winstone, Essie Davis, David Warner, Tom Hardy, David Bradley, Anthony O'Donnell, Roger Frost, David Foxxe
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479760/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, macabre, foreboding, late night horror viewing, gothic movie marathon

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