8. ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ (2007)

Once again, the "Sleepy Hollow" director finds a way to use extravagant gore as a critique of an unjust social order. Depp is scary-good as the vengeful barber, and Carter is devilishly whimsical as his partner in crime. Both prove surprisingly adept at singing Stephen Sondheim’s tricky score.

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