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Uncut Gems
2019
· Movie
· 135 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1882
- IMDb #1205
- Google retired #3771
- Rotten Tomatoes #2309
- Metacritic #339
- Letterboxd #662
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #847
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3907
- Metacritic Critics #99
- Metacritic Audience #1675
- Criticker #432
- Douban #1363
- Kinopoisk #1945
- AlloCiné #2072
- Trakt #1464
Every rating
52–93
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 52, highest is Metacritic critics on 93. Critics average 92, everyone else 69.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A charismatic New York City jeweler is always on the lookout for the next big score. Constantly betting on sports and making high-stakes deals, he pushes his luck further and further. He must perform a precarious balancing act to pay off his debts and keep his creditors at bay.
Details
- Directors
- Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
- Writers
- Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
- Studio
- A24, Elara Pictures
- Released
- 13 December 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Hebrew
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $19.0M
- Box office
- $50.0M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 20 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 33 →3 major awards won · 13 wins from 33 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best Director | Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best Editing | Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best Male Lead | Adam Sandler | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Editing | Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Picture | Uncut Gems | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Director | Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Actor | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best Feature | Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, and Sebastian Bear-McClard | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie | Winner |
| Best Editing | Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie | Winner |
| Best Male Lead | Adam Sandler | Winner |
| Best Feature | Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, and Sebastian Bear-McClard | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, and Josh Safdie | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
| Best Director | Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Uncut Gems | Nominee |
National Board of Review
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Adam Sandler | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, and Josh Safdie | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Uncut Gems | Winner |
Seattle Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film Editing | Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie | Winner |
| Best Score | Daniel Lopatin | Winner |
| Best Actor | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
| Best Director | Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Uncut Gems | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, and Josh Safdie | Winner |
| Best Score | Daniel Lopatin | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie | Winner |
| Best Actor | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Adam Sandler | Winner |
Gotham Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
| Best Feature | Uncut Gems | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Actor | Julia Fox | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
| Best Use of Music | Uncut Gems | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Uncut Gems | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Feature Big Budget – Comedy | Francine Maisler | Nominee |
Golden Raspberry Awards
1 nomination
| Razzie Redeemer Award | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Thriller Film | Uncut Gems | Nominee |