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Uncut Gems(2019)
Released
2019 · FILM

Uncut Gems

A gambling‑addicted New York jeweler must juggle a dangerous loan shark, a crumbling marriage and an obsessive NBA star to cash in on a priceless Ethiopian black opal before his debts destroy everything.

“This is how I win.”

Directed by
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Written by
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
136 min
CrimeDramaThriller
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

A charismatic New York City jeweler, always on the lookout for the next big opportunity, takes a series of high-stakes risks that could lead to a windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious balancing act, managing business, family, and growing threats from all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate success.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 94+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Ronald BronsteinShot by Darius KhondjiScored by Daniel LopatinDesigned by Sam Lisenco

Box Office

2019 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.6× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$50.0M

Budget$19.0M
Worldwide gross$50.0M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $537K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $778K — 2% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 5 theaters

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Also known as

  • Der schwarze Diamantde
  • Diamantes en brutoes
  • Diamanti grezziit

Production & Distribution

Production
A24

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