2019 film by the Safdie brothers
Uncut Gems is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein. The film stars Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, and Eric Bogosian. The film tells the story of Howard Ratner, a Jewish-American jeweler and gambling addict who must retrieve an expensive gem he purchased in order to pay off his debt. Filming took place from September to November 2018. Daniel Lopatin composed the film's original score.
The film 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. Uncut Gems was a box-office success and received acclaim, especially for Sandler's against-type performance, which several reviewers called the best of his career. The film was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2019. It has since been included in lists of the greatest movies of the 21st century.
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