Search results
Jul 14, 2017 · Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan star as a couple who face cultural clashes and a medical crisis in this award-winning film. Watch the trailer, see photos, read reviews, and learn more about the real-life inspiration behind the story.
- (141K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Michael Showalter
- 2017-07-14
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.
- $5 million
The Big Sick is a romantic comedy about a Pakistani comic and an American graduate student who face cultural and medical challenges. See the critics' ratings, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or rent the movie.
- (307)
- Michael Showalter
- R
- Kumail Nanjiani
A romantic comedy about a Pakistani-American comedian and a white grad student who fall in love but face cultural and medical challenges. Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan star as the couple, and their families, in this based-on-a-true-story film.
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.
People also ask
Is the Big Sick based on a true story?
Is the Big Sick a romcom?
Who are the actors in the Big Sick?
How much money did the Big Sick make?
Reviews. The Big Sick. Christy Lemire June 23, 2017. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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.