Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Director: Tim Burton
Writers: John Logan, Hugh Wheeler, Stephen Sondheim
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Laura Michel Elle Kelly / Jenny Wisener / Ed Sanders / Jody Halse / Lee Whitlock / David McKell / Philip Firmah / Stephen Ashfield / Jerry Judge / Norman Campbell Reese / Lisa Sadoway / Guy Brown / Tim Glenfield / Anthony Head / Les Loveday / Nick Thomas-Webster / Gracie May Weldon / Ava May / Gabriella Freeman / Aron Paramor / …
Genre: Drama / Musical / Horror
Region: US / UK
language: English
Released: 2007-12-21 (USA)
Runtime: 116 minutes
Also known as: Magic Street Barber (Hong Kong) / Crazy Barber: London Chief Devil Razorman (Taiwan) / Devil Barber
Rating: IMDB 7.3 / Rotten Tomatoes 86%

Movie Synopsis
Framed by Judge Taping (Alan Rickman), Todd (Johnny Depp), who was forced to exile for 15 years, returned to London, full of anger and just wanting revenge. His wife Lucy (Laura`Kelly) is nowhere to be found, and his daughter Joanna (Jenny`Wisener) is imprisoned in a deep house compound by Taping as an adopted daughter.
Todd met Mrs. Lovett (Helena Carter), the wife of the pie shop, who has always been in love with him. Upstairs from the pie shop, Todd reopens his barber shop. Gradually, the pie business improved, but the foul-smelling black smoke kept coming out of the chimney. There are also many customers in the barber shop, but few people come out. There, Todd has been waiting for the arrival of Judge Taping.

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is a 2007 musical horror film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as the titular character, a vengeful barber who seeks revenge against those who wronged him and his family.

The story is set in 19th century London and follows Sweeney Todd as he returns to his former barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s (played by Helena Bonham Carter) meat pie shop after being falsely imprisoned. Todd seeks to enact revenge on Judge Turpin (played by Alan Rickman), who sentenced him to prison and took his wife and daughter from him. With the help of Mrs. Lovett, Todd begins to lure his victims into his barber shop where he kills them and Mrs. Lovett uses their flesh to make meat pies.

The film features several musical numbers and was praised for its dark humor, visuals, and performances by Depp and Bonham Carter. The film also stars Sacha Baron Cohen as Signor Adolfo Pirelli, a rival barber, and Timothy Spall as Beadle Bamford, Turpin’s henchman.

The film was a commercial success, grossing over $152 million worldwide. It was also nominated for several awards, including three Academy Awards for Best Actor for Depp, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design. The film’s success led to a Broadway revival of the original musical, which had originally premiered in 1979.