Sweeney Todd (2007)

This is a moderate movie. Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp) was a man unjustly sent to prison by a lecherous judge, who wanted to steal his wife and daughter. Many years later while free again, he takes on a new name and vows revenge for his lost family. He meets Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), a meat pie baker, and in the same building he returns to his occupation as a barber, this time using his tools to kill.

The violence and meat pies were really disturbing and I’m surprised the boy was the first to notice that something was amiss. The character of Sweeney Todd first appeared in an 1846 story called "The String of Pearls." There was also a 1936 British film and a 1979 Broadway musical based on the story. Johnny Depp took singing lessons for his role. The film won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction. This is only Burton's second film to not include music by composer Danny Elfman.