Tuner (2025)
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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 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. Blending romance, drama, and the taut suspense of a heist thriller, 'Tuner' also features performances from Tony Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, Jean Reno, and Lior Raz. - Actors:
- Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Alisen Down, Ellie Jameson, Tim Blair, Tovah Feldshuh, Jean Yoon, Havana Rose Liu, Nicola Correia-Damude, Lior Raz, Gil Cohen, Amy Lee, David Reale, Nissan Sakira, Gumbo, Graham Knox, Alexandra Verma, Bridget Gaines, Ari Cohen Mann, Rek Lee
- Directors:
- Daniel Roher
- Producers:
- Andre Coutu, Courtney Cunniff, John Friedberg, Andrew Golov, Michael Heimler, Christina Piovesan, Robert Ramsey, Teddy Schwarzman, Noah Segal, JoAnne Sellar, Mary Anne Waterhouse
- Writers:
- Daniel Roher, Robert Ramsey
- Aka:
- 盜音天才
- Studio:
- Black Bear
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Canada
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Reviews (1) of Tuner
FIne Tuned Chaos - Tuner review by griggs
Sound has rarely felt this dangerous. Tuner turns pitch and pressure into weapons, blending crime, romance, and uneasy humour with unnerving precision. Daniel Roher directs like a man fine-tuning chaos, and Leo Woodall shines as a gifted piano tuner whose painfully sharp hearing both guides and torments him.
The film hums with tension; you can almost feel the vibrations in your teeth. Dustin Hoffman brings weary gravitas, Havana Rose Liu keeps things unpredictable, and the sound design deserves its own billing — I half-wished for earplugs, though not for the reasons you’d expect.
A few notes falter near the end, but the rhythm never slips. Tuner is sleek, stylish, and surprisingly tender — proof that in cinema, the quietest moments often make the most noise.