The Piano Lesson (2024)

Drama

Rated PG-13

125 min.

Release Date

November 8, 2024 (Limited)

Digital Date

November 22, 2024 (Netflix)

Director

Malcolm Washington

Writer

Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington, August Wilson

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Jerrika Hinton, Gail Bean, Danielle Deadwyler, Corey Hawkins

Studio

Netflix

Running Time

125 minutes

MPAA Rating

Rated PG-13 for strong language, violent content, some suggestive references and smoking

A battle is brewing in the Charles Household. At the center stands a prized heirloom piano tearing two siblings apart. On one side, a brother (John David Washington) plans to build the family fortune by selling it. On the other, a sister (Danielle Deadwyler) will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage. Their uncle (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to mediate, but even he can’t hold back the ghosts... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

A drama that is surprisingly and thankfully not about piano lessons, The Piano Lesson keys into a family’s complicated and tragic history. Plus, there are ghosts, sort of. Sadly, the movie suffers from what so many other plays-turned-films suffer from: it still feels like a play. Full movie review »

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