| Overall: | D+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D- |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | C+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C- |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 31 Mar 2008 |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is rated R: for graphic bloody violence.
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alan Rickman,
Studio: Dreamworks
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No doubt you have heard some of the more popular music from Sweeney Todd, the musical that began on Broadway in 1979. The melodious Pretty Women and the truly beautiful…
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Why Is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Rated R?
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
