Movie
The Big Sick
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-03-30
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- FilmNation Entertainment, Apatow Productions, Story Ink
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Adeel Akhtar as Naveed Nanjiani
- Bo Burnham as CJ
- Aidy Bryant as Mary
- Kurt Braunohler as Chris
- Vella Lovell as Khadija
- Myra Lucretia Taylor as Nurse Judy
Crew
- Michael Showalter - Director
- Emily V. Gordon - Writer
- Kumail Nanjiani - Writer
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