The Piano Lesson

2024
12A
2h 7m

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6.2/10

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Follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family legacy and more, in deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano.Follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family legacy and more, in deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano.Follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family legacy and more, in deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

4.7K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,164

594

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 20 wins & 63 nominations total

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Trivia
Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, and Michael Potts all starred together in the Broadway production of The Piano Lesson from 2022-2023.

Goofs
When Boy Willie is talking about his plans, at one point Doaker places his right hand in front of his chin and the left on the table. However, on the next immediate cut, he has both hands on the table with fingers interlaced.

Quotes
[first lines]
Boy Charles: Hey, son. You remember how to whistle?
Young Boy Willie: Yes. sir.
Boy Charles: All right. You see anybody coming, I need you to whistle. You understand?
Young Boy Willie: Yes. sir.

Connections
Featured in The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2025)

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Written by John Philip Sousa

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5/10

Where's the music???

I was really hoping I'd love this, but I didn't. It was visually authentic, but the music was completely destroyed! How do you miss on something as important as the music, in this play??? The "Berta Berta" scene was completely altered, and "Rambling, Gambling Man" was nowhere to be found. Damn shame. They also never show the Yellow Dog train, just smoke! What?

Don't get me started on how stupid they made Lymon. He wasn't dumb in the play, just lonely, naive, and sensitive. I really hated his portrayal. Secondly, Charles Dutton will forever be my favorite Boy Willie. Baby boy Washington just wasn't getting it.

It's not completely messed up, just too different for my tastes. The Washingtons should have just kept the classic aspects in tact.