The Big Sick (2017)

Name: The Big Sick
Released: 2017
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher

• Movies, Comedy, Drama, Romance

• 120 min

7.3

An awkward true story.

Directed by: Michael Showalter
Casting: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zenobia Shroff, Adeel Akhtar, Bo Burnham, Aidy Bryant, Kurt Braunohler, Vella Lovell, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Jeremy Shamos, David Alan Grier, Ed Herbstman, Shenaz Treasury, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Kuhoo Verma, Mitra Jouhari, Celeste Arias, Shana Solomon, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Linda Emond, Holly Chou, Andrew Pang, Alison Cimmet, Lawrence Ballard, Shunori Ramanathan, Spencer House, Susham Bedi, Rahul Bedi, Matthew Cardarople, Myra Turley, William Stephenson, Marilyn Torres, Kerry Flanagan, Jack O'Connell, Charles Gould, Isabel Shill, Lauren Patten, Keilly McQuail, Zach Cherry, Sophia Muller, Jack Corrigan
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 2017-03-30
Status: Released

Tags: chicago, illinois, new york city, immigrant, muslim, roommates, sadness, sarcasm, comedian, based on true story, one-man show, pakistan, family relationships, film in film, matchmaking, cultural difference, hospital, falling in love, family, illness, group of friends, intercultural relationship, aftercreditsstinger, college student, uber, traditional family, comedy club, stand-up comedian, grad school

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.