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The Big Sick is a 2017 American film written by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon and directed by Michael Showalter. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment, Apatow Productions, and Story Ink, the movie stars Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, and Kumail Nanjiani. Judd Apatow and Barry Mendel served as producers. The narrative is set in New York City and a hospital, with additional keywords including Chicago, Illinois, immigrant, Muslim, and roommates.
The film was released in 2017, with specific dates listed as March 30, June 23, and November 9 and 16. It has a runtime of 120 minutes and was distributed by Amazon MGM Studios and Starz Entertainment via video on demand. The budget was 5,000,000, and the revenue reached 56,303,596. Michael Andrews composed the score.
The work is categorized as a comedy, drama, and romance. It received a review score of 98%, 8.3/10, and 86/100, with an IMDb rating of 7.5 and a TMDb vote average of 7.325. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Its tagline is "An awkward true story."
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Film · TMDB
7.3Pakistan-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.
Cast
- Kumail Nanjiani as Kumail Nanjiani
- Zoe Kazan as Emily Gardner
- Holly Hunter as Beth Gardner
- Ray Romano as Terry Gardner
- Anupam Kher as Azmat Nanjiani
- Zenobia Shroff as Sharmeen Nanjiani
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- new york city
- immigrant
- muslim
- roommates
- sadness
- sarcasm
- comedian
- based on true story
- one-man show
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Showalter
- Screenwriter
- Emily V. Gordon
- Cast member
- Zenobia Shroff
- Composer
- Michael Andrews
- Producer
- Barry Mendel
- Production company
- Apatow Productions
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 176501
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thebigsickmovie.com
- Image
- Holly Hunter, Judd Apatow, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani (31897405544).jpg
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- title
- The Big Sick
- publication date
- 2017-11-09
- Commons category
- The Big Sick
- set in environment
- hospital
- review score
- 86/100
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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