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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
· Movie
· 116 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1284
- IMDb #1398
- Google retired #1060
- Rotten Tomatoes #1237
- Metacritic #521
- Letterboxd #2002
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1425
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1513
- Metacritic Critics #487
- Metacritic Audience #858
- Criticker #1886
- Douban #810
- Kinopoisk #828
- AlloCiné #1717
- Trakt #1741
Every rating
48–90
out of 100
A barber returns to London after years of false imprisonment, seeking vengeance against the corrupt judge who destroyed his life. He sets up shop above a failing pie shop, where he begins a gruesome partnership with the proprietress, using his razor on unsuspecting customers and supplying her with fresh ingredients.
Details
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Writer
- John Logan
- Based on
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Released
- 21 December 2007
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Italian
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $153.4M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 27 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (52) →
Awards & nominations
See all 42 →3 major awards won · 15 wins from 42 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Academy Award 2008 | Best Art Direction | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | Winner |
| Golden Globe Award 2008 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Johnny Depp | Winner |
| Golden Globe Award 2008 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Academy Award 2008 | Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominee |
| Academy Award 2008 | Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 2008 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 2008 | Best Director | Tim Burton | Nominee |
| Empire Award 2009 | Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Award
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Johnny Depp | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
| Best Director | Tim Burton | Nominee |
Academy Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Art Direction | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | Winner |
| Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood | Nominee |
Italian Online Movie Award
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Art Direction | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood | Winner |
| Best Make-up | Ivana Primorac | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Johnny Depp | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
Saturn Award
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Costume | Colleen Atwood | Winner |
| Best Horror Film | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
| Best Director | Tim Burton | Nominee |
| Best Make-up | Peter Owen and Ivana Primorac | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Alan Rickman | Nominee |
| Best Writing | John Logan | Nominee |
Empire Award
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
| Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominee |
| Best Director | Tim Burton | Nominee |
| Best Horror | Nominee |
National Movie Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance (Male) | Johnny Depp | Winner |
| Best Musical | Nominee | |
| Best Performance (Female) | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
Scream Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Horror Actor | Johnny Depp | Winner |
| Best Director | Tim Burton | Nominee |
| Best Horror Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Chris Lebenzon | Winner |
Evening Standard British Film Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Helena Bonham Carter | Winner |
MTV Movie Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Villain | Johnny Depp | Winner |
Teen Choice Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Choice Movie: Villain | Johnny Depp | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominee |
| Best Cast | Nominee | |
| Best Director | Tim Burton | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Young Performer | Ed Sanders | Nominee |
British Academy Film Award
2 nominations
| Best Costume Design | Colleen Atwood | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Ivana Primorac | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle Award
1 nomination
| British Actress of the Year | Helena Bonham Carter | Nominee |