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2019 · Movie · your starting pointIf Uncut Gems is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Uncut Gems, ranked
2. Casino (1995)
Scorsese's unflinching portrait of obsessive men destroying themselves through gambling mirrors the Safdies' relentless nerve-shredding narrative, replacing glittering stones with casino chips but keeping that same suffocating descent into chaos.
3. American Hustle (2013)
The frenetic energy of David O. Russell's direction and the con-artist protagonist's self-destructive charm amid escalating criminal entanglements create an equally propulsive descent into chaos.
4. The Whole World At Our Feet (2015)
Mussa's desperate chase across continents to recover a stolen diamond mirror Howard Ratner's self-destructive pursuit of one last score, both films trapping protagonists in escalating criminal schemes where greed and pride guarantee catastrophe.
5. Imperfections (2016)
Cassidy's desperation to escape her circumstances through increasingly risky schemes mirrors the protagonist's downward spiral, with both films using frenetic pacing and morally compromised characters to explore how ambition corrodes judgment.
6. The Gambler (2014)
The Safdie Brothers' propulsive editing and suffocating tension return in this portrait of a compulsive gambler whose charisma masks a death wish, following his spiral through debt and moral compromise with the same relentless momentum.
7. Ballad of a Small Player (2025)
The Safdie brothers' propulsive anxiety translates to Wong Kar-wai's neon-soaked meditation on compulsion, where a gambler's self-deception spirals through opulent casinos while creditors circle and romantic obsession clouds every calculation.
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