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The Piano Lesson

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.

Director

Malcolm Washington

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Mundy Lane Entertainment

Awards

19 wins & 62 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/title/81267043

Doaker

Samuel L. Jackson

Boy Willie

John David Washington

Berniece

Danielle Deadwyler

Lymon

Avery

Wining Boy

Maretha

Skylar Aleece Smith

Boy Charles

Lucille

Willie Boy

Mama Berniece

Young Boy Willie

Crawley

Grace

Dolly

Papa Boy Walter

Mama Ola

Pauletta Washington

Young Mama Ola

Olivia Washington

Young Berniece

Mama Esther

James Sutter

Robert Sutter

Young Wining Boy

Miss Ophelia

Melanie Jeffcoat

Joel Nolander

White Man

Patriot

Ancestor

Saige Aristilde

Neighbor

Young Factory Worker

Hasani Vibez Comer

Mr. V

Young Maretha

Mackenzie Sina Grant

Extra

Gracie Jackline

Factory Worker

Anna Mezentseva

Ancestor

Factory Worker

Trenton Schillinger

Musician

Townsperson

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- Push it. Ready?
- All right, man. Go. - The Piano Lesson

- Push it. Ready? - All right, man. Go.

We know you're in there!
Come on out. Come on! - The Piano Lesson

We know you're in there! Come on out. Come on!

♪ Yeah, we're looking
For a way out the problem ♪ - The Piano Lesson

♪ Yeah, we're looking For a way out the problem ♪

♪ Every time I see police, heavy cries ♪ - The Piano Lesson

♪ Every time I see police, heavy cries ♪

♪ Another one's gone, a lost soul ♪ - The Piano Lesson

♪ Another one's gone, a lost soul ♪

...announced an unsettling discovery - The Piano Lesson

...announced an unsettling discovery

Uh... I almost shot your ass, boy.
What you doing up here? - The Piano Lesson

Uh... I almost shot your ass, boy. What you doing up here?

This is Lymon.
You remember Lymon Jackson from down home. - The Piano Lesson

This is Lymon. You remember Lymon Jackson from down home.

This my Uncle Doaker.
Lymon talking about you might be sleep. - The Piano Lesson

This my Uncle Doaker. Lymon talking about you might be sleep...

- I thought you down in Mississippi.
- Me and Lymon selling watermelons. - The Piano Lesson

- I thought you down in Mississippi. - Me and Lymon selling ...

Been three years since I seen my sister.
Hey, Berniece! - The Piano Lesson

Been three years since I seen my sister. Hey, Berniece!

It's Lymon's. I told him let's get
a load of watermelons and bring 'em here. - The Piano Lesson

It's Lymon's. I told him let's get a load of ...

Boy Willie say he's going back,
but I'm gonna stay. - The Piano Lesson

Boy Willie say he's going back, but I'm gonna stay...

As many watermelons
you got stacked up there, - The Piano Lesson

As many watermelons you got stacked up there,

I come 1,800 miles to see my sister.
Figure she might wanna get up and say hi. - The Piano Lesson

I come 1,800 miles to see my sister. Figure she might wanna ...

- Waking the neighbors with all that noise.
- We fixing to have a party. - The Piano Lesson

- Waking the neighbors with all that noise. - We fixing to h...

They found him the next morning.
Say he drowned in his well. - The Piano Lesson

They found him the next morning. Say he drowned in his well.

- When this happen, Boy Willie?
- About three weeks ago. - The Piano Lesson

- When this happen, Boy Willie? - About three weeks ago.

Great big old 340-pound man
gonna fall down his well. - The Piano Lesson

Great big old 340-pound man gonna fall down his well.

Got the sheriff looking for him.
Got Stovall looking for him too. - The Piano Lesson

Got the sheriff looking for him. Got Stovall looking for him...

He down there sleeping in that truck,
ducking and dodging both of 'em. - The Piano Lesson

He down there sleeping in that truck, ducking and dodging bo...

I told him, "Come on.
Let's go and see my sister." - The Piano Lesson

I told him, "Come on. Let's go and see my sister.&...

Lymon say he's staying. Soon as we sell
them watermelons, I'm going back. - The Piano Lesson

Lymon say he's staying. Soon as we sell them watermelon...

You see all them carvings on it?
See, that's what I was talking about. - The Piano Lesson

You see all them carvings on it? See, that's what I was...

You see how it's all carved up real nice
and polished and everything? - The Piano Lesson

You see how it's all carved up real nice and polished a...

- Never find you another piano like that.
- Yeah, that look real nice. - The Piano Lesson

- Never find you another piano like that. - Yeah, that look ...

That's all Boy Willie talked about
the whole trip up here. - The Piano Lesson

That's all Boy Willie talked about the whole trip up he...

Then I get Berniece to sell that piano,
and I'll have the third part. - The Piano Lesson

Then I get Berniece to sell that piano, and I'll have t...

You can get that thought out your mind.
Berniece ain't gonna sell that piano. - The Piano Lesson

You can get that thought out your mind. Berniece ain't ...

He done sold it piece by piece.
Kept the good part for himself. - The Piano Lesson

He done sold it piece by piece. Kept the good part for himse...

He up in Chicago. Got some kinda business
with soda-fountain equipment. - The Piano Lesson

He up in Chicago. Got some kinda business with soda-fountain...

He anxious to sell the land, Doaker.
He don't wanna be bothered with it. - The Piano Lesson

He anxious to sell the land, Doaker. He don't wanna be ...

He called me to him and said - The Piano Lesson

He called me to him and said

I sell them watermelons,
get Berniece to sell that piano, - The Piano Lesson

I sell them watermelons, get Berniece to sell that piano,

Gin my cotton, get my seed,
and I'll see y'all again next year. - The Piano Lesson

Gin my cotton, get my seed, and I'll see y'all aga...

You gonna have a hard time
convincing Berniece to sell that piano. - The Piano Lesson

You gonna have a hard time convincing Berniece to sell that ...

Trying to get Berniece to marry him
after Crawley got killed. - The Piano Lesson

Trying to get Berniece to marry him after Crawley got killed...

I knew him when he used to work up
on the Willshaw place. Lymon knew him too. - The Piano Lesson

I knew him when he used to work up on the Willshaw place. Ly...

See, that's why I know
Berniece ain't gonna sell that piano. - The Piano Lesson

See, that's why I know Berniece ain't gonna sell t...

Some white fella who going around
to colored people's houses - The Piano Lesson

Some white fella who going around to colored people's h...

Drums, guitars, harmonicas, pianos. - The Piano Lesson

Drums, guitars, harmonicas, pianos.

Avery sent him past here.
He looked at that piano, got excited. - The Piano Lesson

Avery sent him past here. He looked at that piano, got excit...

- Hey, what's going on?
- It's all right. I got you. - The Piano Lesson

- Hey, what's going on? - It's all right. I got yo...

Berniece talking about what she seen,
and she said Sutter's ghost in the hall. - The Piano Lesson

Berniece talking about what she seen, and she said Sutter�...

I come out my room to come back down here, - The Piano Lesson

I come out my room to come back down here,

He look like Sutter.
Look like he always look. - The Piano Lesson

He look like Sutter. Look like he always look.

If Berniece seen him
like she think she seen him, - The Piano Lesson

If Berniece seen him like she think she seen him,

He just stood there looking at me,
calling Boy Willie's name. - The Piano Lesson

He just stood there looking at me, calling Boy Willie's...

You telling me I'mma go out
and hide in the weeds - The Piano Lesson

You telling me I'mma go out and hide in the weeds

I'mma go out and hide - The Piano Lesson

I'mma go out and hide

Ghosts of the Yellow Dog pushed him.
That's what the people say. - The Piano Lesson

Ghosts of the Yellow Dog pushed him. That's what the pe...

They found him in his well,
and all the people say - The Piano Lesson

They found him in his well, and all the people say

Just go on and leave. Let Sutter
go somewhere else looking for you. - The Piano Lesson

Just go on and leave. Let Sutter go somewhere else looking f...

Soon as we sell them watermelons.
Other than that, I ain't going nowhere. - The Piano Lesson

Soon as we sell them watermelons. Other than that, I ain...

Sutter was looking for that piano.
That's what Sutter was looking for. - The Piano Lesson

Sutter was looking for that piano. That's what Sutter w...

He had to die to find out
where that piano was at. - The Piano Lesson

He had to die to find out where that piano was at.

I want you and Lymon - The Piano Lesson

I want you and Lymon

I told you, Lymon, - The Piano Lesson

I told you, Lymon,

Now she done made up
that story about Sutter - The Piano Lesson

Now she done made up that story about Sutter

Boy Willie say if you get out too early,
wake the people up, - The Piano Lesson

Boy Willie say if you get out too early, wake the people up,

Well, you won't be waiting long.
You done let the sun catch up with you. - The Piano Lesson

Well, you won't be waiting long. You done let the sun c...

Let me get Maretha up and get her started.
I gotta get ready myself. - The Piano Lesson

Let me get Maretha up and get her started. I gotta get ready...

Boy Willie, - The Piano Lesson

You see Sutter up there,
you tell him I'm down here waiting on him. - The Piano Lesson

You see Sutter up there, you tell him I'm down here wai...

Look at her, Doaker.
She done got bigger. Ain't she got big? - The Piano Lesson

Look at her, Doaker. She done got bigger. Ain't she got...

How you doing?
You look just like your mama. - The Piano Lesson

How you doing? You look just like your mama.

When you gonna come down South and see me?
Uncle Boy Willie gonna get him a farm. - The Piano Lesson

When you gonna come down South and see me? Uncle Boy Willie ...

Gonna get him a great big old farm. - The Piano Lesson

Gonna get him a great big old farm.

Ain't nothing to it.
You just take him by his neck... - The Piano Lesson

Ain't nothing to it. You just take him by his neck...

Get you a real good grip, - The Piano Lesson

Get you a real good grip,

That's how good it sound.
It'll hold you up. - The Piano Lesson

That's how good it sound. It'll hold you up.

Your mama tell you about that piano?
You know how them pictures got on there? - The Piano Lesson

Your mama tell you about that piano? You know how them pictu...

She say it's just always been like that
since she got it. - The Piano Lesson

She say it's just always been like that since she got i...

♪ Let us ♪ - The Piano Lesson

♪ Let us pray... ♪ - The Piano Lesson

♪ Let us pray... ♪

- Oh! Hey, Avery. Come on in.
- Hey, Doaker. - The Piano Lesson

- Oh! Hey, Avery. Come on in. - Hey, Doaker.

Hey, Boy Willie. What you doing?
What you... what you doing up here? - The Piano Lesson

Hey, Boy Willie. What you doing? What you... what you doing ...

Look at him. He don't know what to say.
He wasn't expecting to see me. - The Piano Lesson

Look at him. He don't know what to say. He wasn't ...

I remember you as plain old Avery.
When you get to be a preacher, nigger? - The Piano Lesson

I remember you as plain old Avery. When you get to be a prea...

Avery say he gonna be a preacher
so he don't have to work. - The Piano Lesson

Avery say he gonna be a preacher so he don't have to wo...

That must be your truck out there.
I saw all them watermelons in that truck. - The Piano Lesson

That must be your truck out there. I saw all them watermelon...

I got an appointment to talk to the bank
about getting a loan to start my church. - The Piano Lesson

I got an appointment to talk to the bank about getting a loa...

Lymon say preachers ain't got to work.
Where you working at, nigger? - The Piano Lesson

Lymon say preachers ain't got to work. Where you workin...

Avery got him a good job. He working
in one of them skyscrapers downtown. - The Piano Lesson

Avery got him a good job. He working in one of them skyscrap...

Yeah, I'm working down there
in the Gulf Building, running an elevator. - The Piano Lesson

Yeah, I'm working down there in the Gulf Building, runn...

Go on. Take as many as you want.
Just leave some for me and Lymon to sell. - The Piano Lesson

Go on. Take as many as you want. Just leave some for me and ...

Doaker say you sent
some white man past the house - The Piano Lesson

Doaker say you sent some white man past the house

He going around colored people's houses
looking to buy musical instruments. - The Piano Lesson

He going around colored people's houses looking to buy ...

After she told me about it,
I can see why she ain't wanna sell it. - The Piano Lesson

After she told me about it, I can see why she ain't wan...

I believe he gave Berniece a card
with his name and telephone number on it, - The Piano Lesson

I believe he gave Berniece a card with his name and telephon...

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Malcolm Washington

Writer: Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington, August Wilson

Production: Mundy Lane Entertainment

Genre: drama, music

Year: 2024

MetaScore: 69/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 08 Nov 2024

Awards: 19 wins & 62 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81267043