7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Crime, Drama, Thriller • 2026 • 108 min • Adults (18+)
Tuner (2026)
Tuner (2026)
Overview
A piano tuner with hyperacusis discovers his finely trained ear works just as well on safe locks as on Steinways. This Canadian crime thriller, directed by Daniel Roher and starring Leo Woodall alongside Dustin Hoffman, sits in familiar heist-film territory: a gifted outsider, a mentor figure, and a romance complicated by secrets. The public label is Not Known because the film was not yet released at time of assessment and political or ideological signals are absent from available evidence. What modest signals exist, a surrogate family bond framed warmly and a Jewish mentor relationship treated with quiet respect, pull in no strong direction. This reads as a craft-focused genre picture rather than a culturally charged one.
Starring Cast
Leo Woodall • Dustin Hoffman • Alisen Richmond-Peck
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
A piano tuner with hyperacusis discovers his finely trained ear works just as well on safe locks as on Steinways. This Canadian crime thriller, directed by Daniel Roher and starring Leo Woodall alongside Dustin Hoffman, sits in familiar heist-film territory: a gifted outsider, a mentor figure, and a romance complicated by secrets. The public label is Not Known because the film was not yet released at time of assessment and political or ideological signals are absent from available evidence. What modest signals exist, a surrogate family bond framed warmly and a Jewish mentor relationship treated with quiet respect, pull in no strong direction. This reads as a craft-focused genre picture rather than a culturally charged one.
Starring Cast
Leo Woodall • Dustin Hoffman • Alisen Richmond-Peck
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Primary
Political: Not Rated
Web evidence is insufficient to determine any political bias or thematic framing.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
The film features a primarily traditional lead cast with some visible diversity in supporting roles and a standard heist narrative centered on a white male protagonist and his mentor, without explicit recasting or thematic focus on critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium
The film depicts a surrogate family bond between protagonist Niki and his late father's friend Harry (a mentor) plus Harry's wife Marla, whom Niki treats like an uncle and aunt; he risks crime to pay their medical debts out of loyalty, and their long marriage is shown as loving despite bickering. A budding romance with Ruthie is central but strained by secrets, with no nuclear family, children, or explicit endorsement/critique of traditional structures. Family elements are peripheral to the crime-thriller plot and receive positive but not dominant framing.
Judaism: Positive
Confidence: Medium
Jewish characters including mentor Harry Horowitz and his wife Marla are portrayed affectionately as surrogate family figures; the narrative incorporates Holocaust survivor elements and shiva mourning with respect and emotional weight.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in the film. The story centers on a piano tuner with hyperacusis drawn into crime, with no queer representation or related narrative elements.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low
No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The story centers on a piano tuner with hyperacusis who turns to safecracking, with no identifiable trans elements in plot or cast portrayals.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
Original screenplay crime thriller featuring entirely new characters with no source material, prior adaptations, or historical figures recast across genders.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low
Tuner is an original crime thriller screenplay with newly created characters and no source material, prior adaptations, or historical figures whose races are established in canon. No race swaps occur.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Medium
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.2
Critic Ratings
9.4
7.5
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