City Cinema: Tuner

Drama/Thriller/Romance. 14A, violence, coarse language.
Dir: Daniel Roher, Canada/US, 2026, 109 min.
Leo Woodall, Havana Rose Liu, Dustin Hoffman.

“Sometimes a movie sneaks up on you with such effortless charm and cleverness that you can’t help but grin at its sheer audacity. Tuner is one of those surprises. What begins as a modest character study about a soft-spoken piano tuner unfolds into a witty, quick-witted caper that hums with rhythm, humour, and invention… It ends up being one of the most purely enjoyable genre films of the year. Leo Woodall stars as Henry, a shy, musically gifted technician whose perfect ear makes him one of the best piano tuners in London, working alongside his mentor Harry Horowitz (Dustin Hoffman). When a late-night house call goes awry, Henry realises that the delicate art of listening for tonal imperfections also allows him to detect the subtle clicks of tumblers inside a safe. One small crime of curiosity spirals into a double life that brings him into contact with an eccentric underworld of thieves, collectors, and con artists.” —Doug Jamieson, The Jam Report