The Big Sick

The Big Sick

2017-03-30 2h 0m R
Comedy Drama Romance
7.3
User Score
2508 votes

"An awkward true story."

Overview

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

Michael Showalter

Director

Emily V. Gordon

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$56,303,596

Runtime

2h 0m

Release Date

2017-03-30

Recommendations

Reviews

DJDole

DJDole

2017-05-27T03:54:41.331Z

Charmingly funny. Not a cliché comedy at all. A little heavy on the Uber references, but still a movie that can be watched multiple times. (Saw at a pre-screening in Seattle.)

jessetaylor

jessetaylor

2017-09-15T01:59:28.582Z

A truly funny and immensely heartwarming _While You Were Sleeping_-esque romantic comedy. It's actually not fair to compare this to any other film because the story here is wholly real and not fabricated for the screen. This is Kumail Nanjiani's real life story about how he met his wife and it's incredibly moving. While Kumail and Zoe are both really great, the heart and soul of the movie is Holly Hunter and Ray Romano. They are truly superb and every scene they share with Kumail while Emily is in the coma is spectacular. I would watch this movie from start to finish again right now if I had it in me - it's incredibly taxing as it's an emotional ride; I cried maybe 4 times throughout the movie. It's amazing how reliably brilliant Holly Hunter always is and I hope she garners some awards attention for this performance. It truly moved me. Her delivery of "_Do you mind?_" before she gets into bed with Romano at the end was such a beautiful character moment.