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The Piano

1993 · Movie · 121 min

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Scores

  • IMDb7.5/10as of 2026-05-09
  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer90%as of 2024-08-02
  • Rotten Tomatoes average8.4/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic89/100as of 2025-07-14

What it is

The Piano is a 1993 historical romance film written and directed by Jane Campion. It stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin in her first major acting role. The film focuses on a mute Scottish woman who travels to a remote part of New Zealand with her young daughter after her arranged marriage to a settler.

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Genres
Drama / Romance
Original language
English

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