Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.
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Movie1960·85 min
Shoot the Piano Player
Directed by François Truffaut
A drama thriller film directed by François Truffaut.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 28%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.2/10
443 ratings
About Shoot the Piano Player
- Pacing
- Brisk (6 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Stylized
- Story Tags
- fate destiny, isolation loneliness, mid century, music performance, paris, urban, siblings, romantic partners, anti hero, everyman, escape chase, cat and mouse, hidden identity, organized crime
