Uncut Gems

Theatrical - Limited 2019-12-13

Cast Adam Sandler Lakeith Stanfield Judd Hirsch Idina Menzel Pom Klementieff
Directed by Josh Safdie Benny Safdie
Written by Josh Safdie Benny Safdie Ronald Bronstein

Genres: Thriller

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9/10

Synopsis

From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), 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... See more 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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PLOT: Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) is a slippery, unscrupulous jeweler with an out-of-control gambling addiction, who pins his hopes in an Ethiopian opal that he hopes will get him out of the hole is dug himself into – if he...

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