History Film / UncutGems

Sandler stars as Howard Ratner, a charismatic New York Diamond District jeweler and [[TheGamblingAddict gambling addict]] whose clients are some of the most powerful and wealthiest people in New York. When a potential transaction of his goes awry and a old, persistent LoanShark of his starts swimming straight for him, with thugs to boot, Howard must make a series of precarious high-stake acts as his world begins to crumble as everything from his family, his creditors, and his clients start to catch up to him in many ways than one.

Sandler stars as Howard Ratner, a charismatic New York Diamond District jeweler and [[TheGamblingAddict gambling addict]] whose clients are some of the most powerful and wealthiest people in New York. When a transaction of his goes awry and a old debtor of his starts sending [[LoanShark Loan Sharks]] swimming straight for him, Howard must make a series of precarious high-stake acts as his world begins to crumble as everything from his family, his creditors, and his clients start to catch up to him in many ways than one.

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:In the film's climax, Howard locks three incredibly angry gangsters in his shop's security entrance, which is roughly the size of an elevator. Howard keeps them captive during entirety of the last game of the NBA finals, so they're stuck for at least 3 hours. Howard wins big and lets them out after the game ends–and one of the gangsters immediately shoots him in the head out of sheer rage.]]

* 20MinutesIntoThePast: The movie takes place in 2012.

* {{Determinator}}: Howard, despite being caught in a huge mess, is determined to get out the mess he's in by performing a series of high-stakes acts that threaten him if things go wrong.

Sandler stars as Howard Ratner, a charismatic New York Diamond District jeweler and [[TheGamblingAddict gambling addict]] whose clients are some of the most powerful and wealthiest people in New York. When a transaction of his goes awry and a old debtor of his starts sending [[LoanShark LoanSharks]] swimming straight for him, Howard must make a series of precarious high-stake acts as his world begins to crumble as everything from his family, his creditors, and his clients start to catch up to him in many ways than one.

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Sandler stars as Howard Ratner, a charismatic New York Diamond District jeweler and [[TheGamblingAddict gambling addict]] whose clients are some of the most powerful and wealthiest people in New York. When a transaction of his goes awry and a old debtor of his starts sending LoanSharks swimming straight for him, Howard must make a series of precarious high-stake acts as his world begins to crumble as everything from his family, his creditors, and his clients start to catch up to him in many ways than one.

Sandler stars as Howard Ratner, a charismatic New York Diamond District jeweler and [[TheGamblingAddict gambling addict]] whose clients are some of the most powerful and wealthiest people in New York. When a sale of his and a series of gambling bets goes awry, Howard must make a series of precarious high-stake acts as his world begins to crumble as everything from his family, his creditors, and his clients start to catch up to him in many ways than one.

* TheGamblingAddict: Howard is one. The events of the film are kick started when a series of gambling bets goes terribly wrong.

* TheDanza: Julia Fox plays Julia, Howard's assistant and mistress.

* AuthorAppeal: The Safdie Brothers are noted basketball fans, and it's clear from the trailer that many of Howard's bets involve basketball. (Not to mention the presence of retired basketball star Kevin Garnett in the cast.)

-->'''Gary''': I'll tell you what ''I'' know. That's the dumbest fucking bet I've ever heard.

''Uncut Gems'' is a 2019 crime-thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie (of ''Film/GoodTime'' fame) and starring Creator/AdamSandler. It is set to be released on December 13th, 2019 by distributor Creator/{{A24}} in the United States and distributed worldwide by Creator/{{Netflix}} for an unspecified release date.

%%* {{Determinator}}: Howard, despite being caught in a huge mess, is determined to get out the mess he's in by performing a series of high-stakes acts that threaten him if things go wrong.
%%* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Unsurprising, considering that this is a film that revolves around the business of the Diamond District of New York.
%%* TheGamblingAddict: Howard is one. The events of the film are kick started when a series of gambling bets goes terribly wrong.
* LameComeback: This [[IncrediblyLamePun gem]] from the trailer:

* AuthorAppeal: The Safdie Brothers are noted basketball fans, and it's clear from the trailer that many of Howard's bets involve basketball. (Not to mention the presence of basketball Kevin Garnett in the cast.)

* {{Determinator}}: Howard, despite being caught in a huge mess, is determined to get out the mess he's in by performing a series of high-stakes acts that threaten him if things go wrong.
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Unsurprising, considering that this is a film that revolves around the business of the Diamond District of New York.
* TheGamblingAddict: Howard is one. The events of the film are kick started when a series of gambling bets goes terribly wrong.

%%* {{Determinator}}: Howard, despite being caught in a huge mess, is determined to get out the mess he's in by performing a series of high-stakes acts that threaten him if things go wrong.
%%* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Unsurprising, considering that this is a film that revolves around the business of the Diamond District of New York.
%%* TheGamblingAddict: Howard is one. The events of the film are kick started when a series of gambling bets goes terribly wrong.

->'''Howard:''' This is me. This is how I win.\\

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'''Preview''': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTfJp2Ts9X8 Official Trailer]]

* {{Determinator}}: Howard, despite being caught in a huge mess, is determined to get out the mess he's in by performing a series of high-stakes acts that threaten him if things go wrong.
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Unsurprising, considering that this is a film that revolves around the business of the Diamond District of New York.
* TheGamblingAddict: Howard is one. The events of the film are kick started when a series of gambling bets goes terribly wrong.

Sandler stars as Howard Ratner, a charismatic New York Diamond District jeweler and [[TheGamblingAddict gambling addict]] whose clients are some of the most powerful and wealthiest people in New York. When a sale of his and a series of gambling bets goes awry, Howard must make a series of precarious high-stake acts as his world begins to crumble as everything from his family, his business, and his clients start to catch up to him in many ways than one.