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Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems: Black Leather Jacket and Yellow Polo

Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner in Uncut Gems (2019)

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Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner, gambling-addicted jeweler

New York City, Spring 2012

Film: Uncut Gems
Release Date: December 13, 2019
Director: Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie
Costume Design: Miyako Bellizzi & Nawaal Hendricks
Costume Consultant: Mordechai Rubinstein

WARNING! Spoilers ahead!

Background

Happy 57th birthday to Adam Sandler, born September 9, 1966. The Sandman turned in an arguably career best performance in Uncut Gems, the Safdie brothers’ excellent and stress-inducing callback to gritty ’70s crime cinema, set during the 2012 NBA finals. The uncut gem at the center of the story is a rare black opal that we follow from the mines of Ethiopia to New York City’s Diamond District—specifically KMH, a store run by the frenetic Howard Ratner.

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