Underplayed Gems

Uncut Gems (2019)

Uncut Gems poster
Directed by
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Genre
drama film, comedy drama, thriller film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom, Sweden, United States
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
R
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 5,439 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A jeweler and gambling addict named Howard Ratner owes money to dangerous people. He bets everything on an expensive opal and a high-stakes basketball bet to get out of debt.

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What happens

Uncut Gems is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who wrote it with Ronald Bronstein. It stars Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, and Eric Bogosian. Sandler plays Howard Ratner, a jeweler and gambling addict who must retrieve an opal to pay off his debt. Filming took place from September to November 2018. Daniel Lopatin composed the score. Uncut Gems premiered at the 46th Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2019. A24 gave it a limited release in the United States on December 13 and a wide release on December 25. It was a box-office success and received acclaim, especially for Sandler's against-type performance, which several reviewers called the best of his career. Uncut Gems was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2019, and it has been included in lists of the greatest films of the 21st century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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