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In Tuner, Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher's first narrative feature, Leo Woodall stars as a gifted young piano tuner whose heightened sense of hearing draws the attention of criminals, who see his talents as useful for opening safes as well as for tuning Steinways. With his once-promising musical career over, he works across New York with his mentor Harry Horowitz (Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman), encountering a range of characters, including composition student Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu), with whom he forges an unexpected connection. Niki's safecracking work threatens his budding romance with Ruthie and pulls him into increasingly dangerous territory.

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Critics Consensus

Announcing Leo Woodall as a compelling star talent, Tuner enhances its nifty caper setup with a smart sense of humor and vivid characterizations.

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Audience Says

An engaging, deeply satisfying thriller with a perfectly calibrated cast, Tuner strikes all the right notes.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

5d

Roher knows that in crime flicks, as in jazz, pacing is everything: he reveals just enough but allows the audience to fill in the gaps.

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Odie Henderson

Boston Globe

6d

2.5/4

"Tuner" executes one audience-pleasing plot device too many, and the end result is infuriating. This is film so chock full of clichés that it plays like a montage of genres.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

6d

4/5

Warmhearted, genre-mixing and romantic, Tuner is wonderfully harmonious.

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Maxance Vincent

The Cosmic Circus

1d

4/5

An accomplished fiction debut from Daniel Roher.

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Ray Pride

Newcity

2d

9/10

Absurdly confident fiction debut with the crime thriller-cum-charmer... Suspension of disbelief is in order, there’s joy in this audacious contraption... As WTF goes, Tuner is A-OK.

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Michael J. Casey

Metro Arts

2d

4/5

A delight.

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JAC

44m

Interesting premise some good acting. But it was slow, too long and the biggest problem: totally improbable plot elements e.g. Teh watch he stole and gives to Ruthjie turns out to be the heirloom of her composer mentor? really?

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chris

2h

Oh my God, I hate how bad this movie is being slept on! I’ve seen it twice and it is such a good watch! Great pacing, solid character development, and the story is layered so well!

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Brent J

2h

Extremely well written and well active. Obviously, Dustin Hoffman is as good as ever. But the supporting cast, and the two leads were excellent. Just a great, great film and story.

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Bill

3h

Terrific performances in a great story. A few too many F bombs.

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Lydia

4h

A new take on a heist movie.

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Jan

5h

compelling story and good actors

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Synopsis

In Tuner, Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher's first narrative feature, Leo Woodall stars as a gifted young piano tuner whose heightened sense of hearing draws the attention of criminals, who see his talents as useful for opening safes as well as for tuning Steinways. With his once-promising musical career over, he works across New York with his mentor Harry Horowitz (Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman), encountering a range of characters, including composition student Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu), with whom he forges an unexpected connection. Niki's safecracking work threatens his budding romance with Ruthie and pulls him into increasingly dangerous territory.

Director: Daniel Roher
Producer: JoAnne Sellar, Lila Yacoub, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler
Screenwriter: Robert Ramsey, Daniel Roher
Distributor: Black Bear
Production Co: Elevation Pictures, English Breakfast Productions, Black Bear
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Brief Nudity|Some Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 29, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 49m