Grand Piano
Play or die.
2013 | 90m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Eugenio Mira |
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| Writer: | Damien Chazelle |
| Staring: |
| Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation, stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public in a long awaited concert in Chicago. Just moments after starting his performance in the packed theater, in front of an expectant audience, Tom finds a threatening message written on the score: 'Play one wrong note and you die'. Without leaving the piano, Tom must discover the anonymous sniper's motives and look for help without anyone realizing. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 11, 2013 |
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| Director: | Eugenio Mira |
| Writer: | Damien Chazelle |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, sniper, threat of death, stage fright, live performance, pianist, cat and mouse, playing piano, concert pianist, stage performance, married man, anxiety, in memoriam, famous actress, live musical performance, philharmonic orchestra |
| Production Companies | Nostromo Pictures, Telefónica Studios, Atresmedia, The Solution |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Elijah Wood | Tom Selznick |
| John Cusack | Clem |
| Tamsin Egerton | Ashley |
| Allen Leech | Wayne |
| Kerry Bishé | Emma Selznick |
| Alex Winter | Assistant |
| Dee Wallace | Marjorie Green |
| Don McManus | Reisinger |
| Stephanie Garvin | Theatre Guest |
| Mino Mackic | Theater Security |
| Christopher Kahler | Squinchy - The Lords of Uifam band member |
| Benjamin Nathan-Serio | Usher |
| Beth Rollan | Emma's Publicist |
| Harris Gordon | Emma's Agent |
| Jim Arnold | Janitor |
| Óscar Rodríguez | Insurance Man #1 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Eugenio Mira | Director |
| Damien Chazelle | Writer |
| Víctor Reyes | Original Music Composer |
| José Luis Romeu | Editor |
| Alex Corven | Line Producer |
| Nicolás Tapia | Line Producer |
| Joan Philo | Casting |
| Javier Alvariño | Production Design |
| Jaime Anduiza | Art Direction |
| Maite Sánchez | Set Decoration |
| Txell Arfelis | Makeup Artist |
| Laura Bruy | Makeup Artist |
| Leire Loperena | Makeup Artist |
| Ana López-Puigcerver | Makeup Designer |
| Natalia Montoya | Makeup Artist |
| Alvaro Sanchez | Makeup Artist |
| Francisco Elías Toro Ramírez | Sound Editor |
| Michael Miller | ADR Mixer |
| Kyle D. Krajewski | ADR Recordist |
| Albert Manera | Sound Mixer |
| Mitch Dorf | ADR Mixer |
| Unax Mendía | Director of Photography |
| Rodrigo Cortés | Second Unit Director |
| Axel Kuschevatzky | Delegated Producer |
| Ana Isabel Velásquez | Casting |
| James Muñoz | Sound Designer |
| Manuel Carrión | Foley Artist |
| Patricia Monné | Costume Designer |
| Àlex Villagrasa | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| César Vargas Sanz | Delegated Producer |
| Gabriel Arias-Salgado | Delegated Producer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Christian Baha | Associate Producer |
| Mercedes Gamero | Executive Producer |
| Myles Nestel | Executive Producer |
| Lisa Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Rodrigo Cortés | Producer |
| Adrián Guerra | Producer |
| Núria Valls | Executive Producer |
| Mikel Lejarza | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 24 | 64 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Trending Position
A pianist is returning to the stage, but he does not seem so sure that this is a good thing. When he sits down to play, he notices some weird red writing in his playbook. Apparently someone is watching him a bit more closely than the rest, and is in fact ready to kill him and his girlfriend, if he d ... oes not play correctly. Ok, so I didn't pay that much attention to the plot, I actually dosed off for a bit. The plot is just plain boring, and we are given no real insight into the characters, so that we actually care for what happens to them. This movie actually reminded me of a different version of Phone Booth, a movie that I'd much rather watch than this. _Last words... there is nothing grand about this movie, the actors have no real characters to breathe life into and the plot has been seen so many times before. This is one concert that you could easily miss... go watch Phone Booth with Colin Ferrell instead. _