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Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein. It stars Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, and Eric Bogosian. The film tells the story of Howard Ratner (Sandler), a Jewish-American jeweler and gambling addict in New York City's Diamond District, who must retrieve an expensive gem he purchased in order to pay off his debts. Filming took place from September to November 2018. The original score was composed by Daniel Lopatin. Uncut Gems was the last film by the Safdie brothers before they dissolved their partnership in 2024.
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, 2019, 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 described as the best of his career. The film was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2019.
In May 2012, Howard Ratner runs the KMH jewelry store in New York City's Diamond District. Although Howard has a well-paying job, his habits are even more expensive. He has a gambling addiction, a fancy house on Long Island for his wife Dinah, a pied-à-terre apartment in Manhattan for his mistress Julia, and a swimming pool that needs resurfacing. Dinah is fed up with his antics and plans to divorce him after Passover.
Howard has borrowed $100,000 from his brother-in-law Arno, a loan shark, and used the money to purchase and smuggle a 600-carat black opal from Ethiopia's Welo mine. Arno sends two hired goons, Phil and Nico, to accost Howard at his shop over the money owed to him. Howard asks to extend Arno's deadline to Monday, when the opal is set for auction, as Howard believes it can be sold for as high as $1 million.
Howard's business associate Demany brings basketball star Kevin Garnett to KMH. Garnett becomes enamored by the opal and believes it will bring him good luck at his playoff game that night. Howard refuses to sell Garnett the opal, as it is set for auction, however agrees to lend it to him for that night, with Garnett giving Howard his 2008 NBA Championship ring as collateral. Howard quickly pawns the ring to feed his gambling addiction. He places a six-way parlay worth $600,000, betting that Garnett will play well. Garnett dominates. However, he angers Howard by keeping the opal.
The following evening, Howard is ambushed at his daughter's school play by Arno, Phil, and Nico. Arno tells him that he stopped Howard's bet and lectures him about his reckless spending. The loan sharks strip Howard naked and lock him in the trunk of his car, forcing him to call Dinah for help.
Howard meets Demany at a nightclub party hosted by R&B singer the Weeknd to retrieve the opal, only to find that Garnett still has it. Howard catches Julia with the Weeknd in the club bathroom and believes they were having sex. He fights the Weeknd and orders Julia to leave his apartment.
Garnett returns the opal to Howard and resolves to buy it at the upcoming auction. He asks for his ring back, but Howard lies that he left it at home. Later, Howard berates Demany for allowing Garnett to hold onto the opal for so long. Enraged, Demany trashes Howard's office and poisons his fish tank. After an awkward Passover family dinner, Dinah rejects Howard's plea to give their marriage another chance. On the drive back home, Howard stops at the apartment. His son, accompanying him, finds out through another tenant that Julia had been staying there.
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Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein. It stars Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, and Eric Bogosian. The film tells the story of Howard Ratner (Sandler), a Jewish-American jeweler and gambling addict in New York City's Diamond District, who must retrieve an expensive gem he purchased in order to pay off his debts. Filming took place from September to November 2018. The original score was composed by Daniel Lopatin. Uncut Gems was the last film by the Safdie brothers before they dissolved their partnership in 2024.
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, 2019, 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 described as the best of his career. The film was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2019.
In May 2012, Howard Ratner runs the KMH jewelry store in New York City's Diamond District. Although Howard has a well-paying job, his habits are even more expensive. He has a gambling addiction, a fancy house on Long Island for his wife Dinah, a pied-à-terre apartment in Manhattan for his mistress Julia, and a swimming pool that needs resurfacing. Dinah is fed up with his antics and plans to divorce him after Passover.
Howard has borrowed $100,000 from his brother-in-law Arno, a loan shark, and used the money to purchase and smuggle a 600-carat black opal from Ethiopia's Welo mine. Arno sends two hired goons, Phil and Nico, to accost Howard at his shop over the money owed to him. Howard asks to extend Arno's deadline to Monday, when the opal is set for auction, as Howard believes it can be sold for as high as $1 million.
Howard's business associate Demany brings basketball star Kevin Garnett to KMH. Garnett becomes enamored by the opal and believes it will bring him good luck at his playoff game that night. Howard refuses to sell Garnett the opal, as it is set for auction, however agrees to lend it to him for that night, with Garnett giving Howard his 2008 NBA Championship ring as collateral. Howard quickly pawns the ring to feed his gambling addiction. He places a six-way parlay worth $600,000, betting that Garnett will play well. Garnett dominates. However, he angers Howard by keeping the opal.
The following evening, Howard is ambushed at his daughter's school play by Arno, Phil, and Nico. Arno tells him that he stopped Howard's bet and lectures him about his reckless spending. The loan sharks strip Howard naked and lock him in the trunk of his car, forcing him to call Dinah for help.
Howard meets Demany at a nightclub party hosted by R&B singer the Weeknd to retrieve the opal, only to find that Garnett still has it. Howard catches Julia with the Weeknd in the club bathroom and believes they were having sex. He fights the Weeknd and orders Julia to leave his apartment.
Garnett returns the opal to Howard and resolves to buy it at the upcoming auction. He asks for his ring back, but Howard lies that he left it at home. Later, Howard berates Demany for allowing Garnett to hold onto the opal for so long. Enraged, Demany trashes Howard's office and poisons his fish tank. After an awkward Passover family dinner, Dinah rejects Howard's plea to give their marriage another chance. On the drive back home, Howard stops at the apartment. His son, accompanying him, finds out through another tenant that Julia had been staying there.