# The Piano Lesson (2024)

> A fiercely performed family drama turns a carved piano into a battleground over Black history, inheritance, and the right to move forward.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/571961

## Facts

- Runtime: 127 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Malcolm Washington
- Cast: John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Corey Hawkins, Gail Bean, Jerrika Hinton
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15507512/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: intense, cathartic, melancholic, serious movie night, literary adaptation viewing

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