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The Big Sick
An awkward true story.
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.
- Original title
- The Big Sick
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Revenue
- $56,303,596
Kamurai
Jul 23, 2020 · via TMDB
Good watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend if you can handle a medical emergency adventure. If you've seen "A Fault in Our Stars", this has a similar vibe for a lot of it. I'm a fan of Kumail Nanjiani, and I like Emily Gordon more, I'm honestly a little disappointed she didn't star in her own story, but I understand her reasons. Zoe Kazan, Ray Ramono and Holly Hunter are great in this, they all felt very natural. Now, I know Kumail is the lead, and a good portion of the story focuses on family nonsense, but (even though she's in a coma for a lot of it) Emily is equally a star in the story. That's what this is about, because it's (pretty much) a true story of two people coming together to form one life, and it is SO personal....so very personal. I almost think Kumail wanted to make the movie just so he could stop telling the (rather long) story in person, "Just go watch the movie." I know that a lot of it is just truth, but the adaptive writing for this is excellent, the structure keeps a well balanced pace between all the events happening, we have (lots) of loss and (powerful) gains. There is even a good bit of comedy worked into the story, but it is hard to handle the heavy weight of Emily's medical story. It might be affecting more due to the timing of it in my life, but, regardless, it's there. It doesn't make for the most upbeat experience. Emily, obviously, makes a recovery as it happened in real life, and now Kumail has a movie to remind her that he saved her life *eye roll*. The end is very uplifting, and sometimes it is nice to see a piece of history on screen, but do be aware that is what this is, for the most part.
Reno
Feb 4, 2018 · via TMDB
**Brainwashed!!!** Here's the most overrated film, not just for the year, but forever. The title says it all, a big sick flick. Just remember, it was only based on the real, not a biopic. Because they have changed entire storytelling to cinematic convenient. To fool the people from the actual truth. So the terrorists are shown in a good light. Good humans won't support such barbaric people. It's a shame that American Academy Awards recognised it. Only best thing in the film were the Holly Hunter and Ray Ramona. Even in the real life characters, they were brainwashed, along with Emily. Totally skippable film. Instead, I would strongly suggest to watch 'Punching Henry', 'Obvious Child', 'Sleepwalk with me' and even 'The Vow' or you you could find many more in film database. Don't waste your time with it! _2/10_
Gimly
Nov 28, 2017 · via TMDB
FULL DISCLOSURE: I saw this while I was working my ass off in a foodtruck at an outdoor cinema. I missed whole chunks of it, and it certainly didn't have my full focus. I'll give it a proper chance at a later date, and alongside that, another review. What I did see of _The Big Sick_ certainly held potential for me, I even had one genuine laugh, but American comedies rarely if ever resonate with me. I know this one plays it at a very different angle to your standard Sandler-esque faire, and I appreciate that, but I wasn't brought in enough from what I caught to get on board. _Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal._
jessetaylor
Sep 15, 2017 · via TMDB
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.
DJDole
May 27, 2017 · via TMDB
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.)
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Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Nanjiani
Zoe Kazan
Emily Gardner
Holly Hunter
Beth Gardner
Ray Romano
Terry Gardner
Anupam Kher
Azmat Nanjiani
Zenobia Shroff
Sharmeen Nanjiani
Adeel Akhtar
Naveed Nanjiani
Bo Burnham
CJ
Aidy Bryant
Mary
Kurt Braunohler
Chris
Vella Lovell
Khadija
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Nurse Judy
Jeremy Shamos
Bob Dalavan
David Alan Grier
Andy Dodd
Ed Herbstman
Sam Highsmith
Shenaz Treasury
Fatima Nanjiani
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Jesse
Kuhoo Verma
Zubeida
Mitra Jouhari
Yazmin
Celeste Arias
Denise
Shana Solomon
Nurse Bette
Jeff Blumenkrantz
Dr. Wright
Linda Emond
Dr. Cunningham
Holly Chou
Dr. Whelan
Andrew Pang
Dr. Spellman
Alison Cimmet
Dr. Platt
Lawrence Ballard
Dr. Lewin
Shunori Ramanathan
Sumera
Spencer House
Racist Heckler
Susham Bedi
Tina (Khadija's Mother)
Rahul Bedi
Farhan (Khadija's Father)
Matty Cardarople
Fast Food Cashier
Myra Turley
Waiting Room Person 1
William Stephenson
Waiting Room Person 2
Marilyn Torres
Waiting Room Person 3
Kerry Flanagan
Waiting Room Person 4
Jack A. O'Connell
Waiting Room Person 5
Charles Gould
Waiting Room Person 6
Isabel Shill
Party Goer 1
Lauren Patten
Party Goer 2
Keilly McQuail
Party Goer 3
Zach Cherry
Party Goer 4
Sophia Muller
Chrissy (uncredited)
Jack Corrigan
Restaurant Boy (uncredited)
Andy Eklund
Art Direction
Brandon Tonner-Connolly
Production Design
Aaron Becker
Title Designer
Frank Larson
"B" Camera Operator
Brad Gage
Actor's Assistant
Michael Jackman
Post Production Supervisor
Jeremy Sample
Stunt Coordinator
Alec Berg
Thanks
Chuck Schumer
Thanks
Dana Gould
Thanks
Dominic Dierkes
Thanks
Emily Heller
Thanks
James Gunn
Thanks
Jared Logan
Thanks
Lisa Goldberg
Thanks
Moshe Kasher
Thanks
Pete Holmes
Thanks
Sean Clements
Thanks
Michael Showalter
Director
Adam J. Bernard
Second Assistant Director
Zach Wolf
Assistant Editor
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Ben Browning
Executive Producer
Emily V. Gordon
Executive Producer
Glen Basner
Executive Producer
Jeremy Kipp Walker
Executive Producer
Kumail Nanjiani
Executive Producer
Barry Mendel
Producer
Judd Apatow
Producer
Adam Kersh
Publicist
Jeremy Kipp Walker
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Michael Andrews
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Emily V. Gordon
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Kumail Nanjiani
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