Uncut Gems
Directed by Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Howard Ratner is a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
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- kenngineerSeptember 8, 2025I imagined myself in Howard's life and I just couldn't do it. Every scene I put myself in - stress and anxiety. I mean how could I even get out of this mess? It just kept piling on. I couldn't deal with my life hanging by a thread. It's got that New York charm in it. The hustle. The Grind. The everyday streets. You can really see that Howard's life was on borrowed time. A day, a month, a year, who knows? any given day it would all come crashing down. I mean the ending was inevitable, it was just a matter of how and when. Solid movie.
- Matthew RotherhamMarch 5, 2026The movie is a mess. Sandler is as bad an actor as ever. The man is just a conduit for dirty hollywood money at this point. Consider this movie a barometer of stupidity. If someone says they like this movie, that is your cue to never listen to that persons opinion on anything ever again. Adam Sandler as a comedian is painful. But him trying to be an ''''''actor''''' is even worse.
- Gianni CavuotoNovember 29, 2025This maybe the defining performance from the master of comedy but in a dramatic role. It's a hard to watch movie that will have you asking if people are like this and the answer is yes, everyday, all day. I am sure Adam Sandler has more to offer in his career but I'm not sure he can top this one. It's a must watch for sure.
- CubaneJanuary 15, 2026This schlemiel would sell his own grandma into slavery if it would give him the chance to make an eight-way parley on a cockroach to win the superbowl. I get that he's an irredeemable addict, but the movie forgets the part where he's supposed to be sympathetic, or even pitiable. Still, it's better than most anything else Sandler has done in at least the past 10 years. It's very intense and somewhat engaging, at least for a while. But it doesn't really hold together after you get the picture that this clown is just going to keep making more bets he can't possibly collect on.
Uncut Gems Trivia
Uncut Gems was released on December 25, 2019.
Uncut Gems was directed by Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie.
Uncut Gems has a runtime of 2h 15m.
Uncut Gems was produced by Scott Rudin, Sebastian Bear-McClard, Eli Bush, Irfaan Fredericks.
Howard Ratner is a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
The key characters in Uncut Gems are Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), Demany (LaKeith Stanfield), Julia De Flore (Julia Fox).
Uncut Gems is rated R.
Uncut Gems is a Crime, Drama, Thriller film.
Uncut Gems has an audience rating of 5.2 out of 10.
Uncut Gems had a budget of $19M.
Uncut Gems has made $50M at the box office.