Tuner (film)

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Tuner
Directed by Daniel Roher
Written by
  • Daniel Roher
  • Robert Ramsey
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLowell A. Meyer
Edited byGreg O'Bryant
Music byWill Bates [1]
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Black Bear Pictures (United States)
  • Elevation Pictures (Canada)
Release dates
  • August 30, 2025 (2025-08-30)(Telluride)
  • May 22, 2026 (2026-05-22)(United States)
Running time
109 minutes [2]
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish

Tuner is a 2025 thriller film directed by Daniel Roher from a screenplay by Roher and Robert Ramsey. It stars Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Havana Rose Liu, Jean Reno, Lior Raz, and Tovah Feldshuh.

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It had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2025. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 22, 2026, by Black Bear Pictures.

Synopsis

A talented piano tuner's meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.

Cast

Production

In August 2024, Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman joined the cast of the film, with Daniel Roher set to direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Robert Ramsey, and Black Bear Pictures and Elevation Pictures producing. [3] In October 2024, Havana Rose Liu, Jean Reno, Lior Raz, and Tovah Feldshuh joined the cast. [4]

Principal photography began in October 2024, in Toronto. [5] [6] [7]

Release

Tuner is scheduled to be released in limited theaters on May 22, 2026, before expanding wide on May 29. [8] It had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival. [9] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2025. [2] [10] In September 2025, Black Bear Pictures acquired the U.S. distribution rights. [11]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 97% of 29 critics' reviews are positive. [12] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [13]

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2025. [14]

References

  1. "Will Bates Scoring Daniel Roher's Tuner". FilmMusicReporter. July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Tuner". Toronto International Film Festival . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  3. Grobar, Matt (August 28, 2024). "Leo Woodall & Dustin Hoffman To Star In Crime Thriller 'Tuner' From 'Navalny' Oscar Winner Daniel Roher". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  4. D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 10, 2024). "'Fauda' Star Lior Raz, Jean Reno, Havana Rose Liu, Gil Cohen & Tovah Feldshuh Join Black Bear Crime Thriller 'Tuner'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  5. "And so it begins! 🎹🎵 #Tuner #Day1". Instagram . October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024. [self-published]
  6. Geisinger, Gabriella (October 11, 2024). "Daniel Roher's 'Tuner' starring Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman underway in Toronto". Kemps Film TV & Video. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  7. Sokic, Nicholas (October 11, 2024). "Daniel Roher rolling on first narrative feature Tuner". Playback . Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  8. Vlessing, Etan (January 14, 2026). "Black Bear Sets 2026 Releases for Matthew McConaughey's 'The Rivals Of Amziah King,' Guy Ritchie's 'Wife & Dog'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  9. Hammond, Pete (August 28, 2025). "Telluride Film Festival Lineup: 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere', Edward Berger's 'Ballad Of A Small Player', Chloé Zhao's 'Hamnet' Among World Premieres". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  10. D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 21, 2025). "TIFF Galas & Presentations: World Premieres 'Good Fortune', 'Nuremberg', Sydney Sweeney Pic 'Christy', Angelina Jolie 'Couture'; North American Debuts Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein', Dwayne Johnson 'Smashing Machine'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  11. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Wiseman, Andreas (September 29, 2025). "'Tuner': Black Bear Takes U.S. To Dustin Hoffman & Leo Woodall Romantic Thriller". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  12. "Tuner". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  13. "Tuner". Metacritic . Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  14. Jamie Casemore, "TIFF unveils 2025 selections for Canada’s Top Ten features, shorts". Playback , January 6, 2026.