Uncut Gems is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who wrote it with Ronald Bronstein. It stars Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, and Eric Bogosian. Sandler plays Howard Ratner, a jeweler and gambling addict who must retrieve an opal to pay off his debt. Filming took place from September to November 2018.