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| Directed by | Daniel Roher |
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| Cinematography | Lowell A. Meyer |
| Edited by | Greg O'Bryant |
| Music by | Will Bates [1] |
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Running time | 109 minutes [2] |
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| Language | English |
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.
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.
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.
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]
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]
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]