Tuner

The leap from tuning pianos to opening safes is beautifully logical — both are listening jobs, both reward patience and an ear for the tiniest give — and an entire crime story gets built from that single elegant idea. The pleasure lies in watching a meticulous man discover his precision has a second, far more lucrative application, and then discover what that discovery costs him.

Suited to viewers who like their thrillers craft-focused: process, technique, quiet hands doing careful work under pressure. Expect an unhurried build across a tight hour and three quarters, with tension drawn from concentration rather than chases. Fans of heist films with a specialist at the centre, and of stories about ordinary talents pushed somewhere illegal, should enjoy this thoroughly. A clever, satisfying mid-week watch.