Overview
A tale of vengeance and madness unfolds in the shadows of Victorian London.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- macabre
- operatic
- bleak
- gothic movie night
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Tim Burton’s faithful, visually striking adaptation for its macabre musical staging, performances, production design, and highly entertaining Grand Guignol excess.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sweeney Todd returns from exile and turns his barber shop into an instrument of vengeance against Judge Turpin and others connected to his family’s destruction.
Tim Burton uses shadowy Victorian interiors, stylized sets, costumes, and expressionistic compositions to make London feel like a nightmare stage.
Mrs. Lovett’s pie shop and Todd’s barber shop form a grotesque business partnership built around the disposal and sale of human remains.
Stephen Sondheim’s songs carry the revenge plot, romantic longing, dread, and grotesque humor through a fully integrated musical structure.
Films like Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and why
The Phantom of the Paradise
shares gothic horror, stylized production design, musical storytelling, and macabre theatricality
Sleepy Hollow
shares revenge tragedy, operatic intensity, period setting, and graphic violence
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
shares dark musical form, grotesque humor, fantastical production design, and adult themes
The Count of Monte Cristo
shares serial revenge, gothic atmosphere, heightened performances, and visual stylization
Movie Details
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Release Date
- 2007-12-21
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (6502)
Cast
- Johnny Depp
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Alan Rickman
- Timothy Spall
- Sacha Baron Cohen
- Jamie Campbell Bower
- Laura Michelle Kelly
- Jayne Wisener
- Ed Sanders
- Gracie May Weldon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street about?
- A wronged Victorian barber wages an operatic vendetta through bloodstained razors and a grotesque pie-making partnership.
- What is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as graphic.
- What did critics think of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?
- Critics broadly praised Tim Burton’s faithful, visually striking adaptation for its macabre musical staging, performances, production design, and highly entertaining Grand Guignol excess.
- Which films are like Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?
- Films with a similar feel include The Phantom of the Paradise, Sleepy Hollow, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and The Count of Monte Cristo.
- How long is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?
- In United States, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
