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The Big Sick is a 2017 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Showalter and written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. It stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar, and Anupam Kher.
The Big Sick: Directed by Michael Showalter. With Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano. Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash.
- (145K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Michael Showalter
- 2017-07-14
May 2, 2017 · When Emily is beset with a mystery illness, it forces Kumail to navigate the medical crisis with her parents, Beth and Terry (Holly Hunter and Ray...
- 3 min
- 5.5M
- Prime Movies
Watch The Big Sick with a subscription on Prime Video. Funny, heartfelt, and intelligent, The Big Sick uses its appealing leads and cross-cultural themes to prove the standard romcom...
- (307)
- Michael Showalter
- R
- Kumail Nanjiani
Jun 23, 2017 · Reviews. The Big Sick. Amazon Prime. 119 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2017. Christy Lemire. June 23, 2017. 5 min read. It sounds impossible—too melodramatic, too crazy—but it’s true. Actor and writer Kumail Nanjiani fell in love with his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Emily V. Gordon, when she was in a coma.
Watch The Big Sick | Netflix. Sparks fly between a comedian and a grad student until cultural differences and a sudden crisis put their romance to the test. Based on a true story. Watch trailers & learn more.
An Uber driver by day and a hopeful professional stand-up comedian by night, Kumail, the Pakistani-American son of an immigrant, struggles to make ends meet, as his family who have high hopes of seeing him married, incessantly auditions nice Muslim brides to arrange a prosperous marriage.
