Tuner (2025)
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A piano tuner with a heightened sense of hearing uses his unique ability to crack safes for a criminal organization to save his mentor's business.
The story
Niki White is a gifted piano tuner with hyperacusis, a condition that grants him heightened sensitivity to sound but prevents him from playing the piano. When his mentor, Harry, faces overwhelming medical debt, Niki begins using his extraordinary hearing to crack safes for cash. This talent leads him into the orbit of a criminal group led by a man named Uri. After a chance encounter with a talented student pianist named Ruthie, Niki finds himself balancing a burgeoning romance with the dangerous reality of his new life as a professional safe-cracker for a criminal organization.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Niki White, a piano tuner with hyperacusis, discovers he can crack safes using his heightened hearing. To save his mentor Harry from medical debt, he joins a criminal crew led by Uri. While working for the gang, Niki begins a romance with Ruthie, a student pianist. The plot thickens when Niki is forced to crack a safe for a Korean syndicate, leading to a violent confrontation where he manages to secure a large cryptocurrency key. Following the death of his mentor, Niki faces a dilemma when he is forced to perform one last job for Uri. After a falling out with Ruthie, he is coerced into cracking a safe during her performance. He eventually discovers a truth about a stolen heirloom watch and is brutally punished by Uri for trying to return it. After being left nearly deaf by the gang, Niki finds peace in his music, performing a virtuoso piece for Ruthie while acknowledging his new reality.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 107
- Production countries
- Canada; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Daniel Roher
- Writers
- Daniel Roher · writer; Robert Ramsey · writer
- Cast and characters
- Leo Woodall · Niki White; Dustin Hoffman · Harry Horowitz; Havana Rose Liu · Ruthie Waymon; Lior Raz · Uri; Tovah Feldshuh · Marla Horowitz; Jean Reno · Marius Maissner; Nissan Sakira · Benny; Gil Cohen · Yoni
- Genres
- crime thriller
- Themes
- disability; sacrifice; loyalty
- Tone and mood
- drama; romance
- Setting
- New York City
- Premise and plot tags
- heist; underworld
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 75 · scale: 100 · review count: 29
- Awards and nominations
- Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film · Vancouver Film Critics Circle · 2025 · win
- Production trivia
- The film features a running gag about the mentor's moniker.
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