Movies like Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems (2019) is a thriller movie directed by Benny Safdie. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Shooter (2007)
★ 7.1 · 5,679 votes · Drama, Action, Thriller
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.
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2. Léon: The Professional (1994)
★ 8.3 · 16,656 votes · Crime, Drama, Action
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
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3. Red Rooms (2023)
★ 7.1 · 553 votes · Thriller, Crime
The high-profile case of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier has just gone to trial, and Kelly-Anne is obsessed. When reality blurs with her morbid fantasies, she goes down a dark path to seek the final piece of the case’s puzzle.
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4. The Irishman (2019)
★ 7.6 · 7,782 votes · Crime, Drama, History
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
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5. Taxi Driver (1976)
★ 8.1 · 13,891 votes · Crime, Drama
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.
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6. Nightcrawler (2014)
★ 7.7 · 12,158 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
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7. American Psycho (2000)
★ 7.4 · 12,857 votes · Thriller, Drama, Crime
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
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8. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
★ 7.6 · 9,469 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
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9. Casino (1995)
★ 8.0 · 6,800 votes · Crime, Drama
In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
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10. Rounders (1998)
★ 7.0 · 2,014 votes · Drama, Crime
Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he meets up with best friend Lester 'Worm' Murphy, just out of prison and owing lots of money to the wrong kind of people. McDermott becomes his co-guarantor and now there's only one way to raise the money, the pair have to get back into the game.
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11. Pulp Fiction (1994)
★ 8.5 · 31,085 votes · Thriller, Crime, Comedy
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
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12. Fargo (1996)
★ 7.8 · 9,478 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.
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13. Now You See Me (2013)
★ 7.3 · 17,229 votes · Thriller, Crime
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
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14. Oldboy (2003)
★ 8.2 · 10,300 votes · Thriller, Mystery
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
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15. Molly's Game (2017)
★ 7.2 · 4,152 votes · Drama, Crime
Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.
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16. 25th Hour (2002)
★ 7.3 · 2,677 votes · Crime, Drama
On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.
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17. House of Games (1987)
★ 6.8 · 371 votes · Crime, Thriller, Drama
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
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18. Shaft (1971)
★ 6.4 · 443 votes · Crime, Thriller, Drama
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
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19. The Grifters (1990)
★ 6.5 · 499 votes · Crime, Drama
A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.
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20. American Hustle (2013)
★ 6.9 · 7,947 votes · Drama, Crime
A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.
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