Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert poster

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

2001 ·2h 12m · ★ 7.0 (19)

In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
71
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
67
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
85
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Revenge

Content Warnings

Child in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorCannibalismDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

1840s19th centurybarberbased on short storyconcertinsane asyluminsanitylivelive musical performancelondon, englandmusicalmusical theaterorphanpieseries of murdersunrequited lovevengeancevictorian england

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