The Big Sick

2017 Directed by Michael Showalter

An awkward true story.

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.

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 Show All…

Alternative Titles

빅 식, La gran enfermedad del amor

comedy drama romance

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Popular reviews

Review by Carrie ★★★★ 15

"That's why I don't go on the internet. You go there and people hate Forrest Gump."
Oh shit I hope they don't find letterboxd
Review by Lulu ★★★★ 2

i never thought i'd say this but ᶜᵃⁿ ᴵ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵘʰʰʰʰ adopted by holly hunter and ray romano
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★ 2

Absolutely
motherfuckin'
magnificenttt.
Review by brat pitt ★★★½ 2

i nutted so hard every time the x files theme played
Review by cathy ★★★★ 1

i thought that holly hunter had already blessed mankind enough with her voice but then she went and ended every racist frat boy in existence? she is too generous!
Review by David Sims ★★★★

Holly Hunter is so good at looking at people
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★ 3

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The distinction here is 'truth'. This is a real tale, written about real personalities and events and moments, but The Big Sick is imbued with a gentle understanding of what makes itself effective for the silver screen. It's achingly aware of the story's limitations, the balancing act between comedy and drama, and its gradual moral resolve. But above all else, the film never attempts a certain level of vérité or overt naturalism. It moves and plays with a tremendous amount of grace, especially in an early relationship montage which moves like a little snapshot of liquid feeling, and it commits to the realities of the situation, but never to a fault.
It's even more interesting structurally. The first-half reeling…
Review by adrianbalboa ★★★★½

i saw a matinee of this with a crowd of old people and you know which joke got the biggest laugh? i'll give you a hint: it was about hugh grant
Review by russman ★★★★ 7

I may be breaking his time nerd rules by logging films I've seen after midnight as the previous day
Review by mulaney ★★★★½

WE LOST 19 OF OUR BEST GUYSKFHSJFJF
Review by matt lynch ★★★ 10

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

This is cute and pretty funny but it's also at least 20 minutes too long and I know it's based on a real relationship but they should have just cut out the ending so it doesn't work out and they don't get together even though she gets better and then they just have to move on too bad.
Review by Erik Nordgren ★★★★½

holly hunter is like 4 feet tall and weighs a single pound but she was ready to turn that frat guy into hamburger. fucking icon.

Recent reviews

Review by Unknownn ★★★★

Before watching this, play on Taylor Swift "Love Story." Enhances the experience.
Review by David Mennig ★★★½

An emotionally stirring portrait of love amid life's struggles, with a mostly positive message about marriage, family, forgiveness, and reconciliation that far too many did not see - easily one of the best-written films of the past year with humor and an abundance of heart.
Review by Tony Xiao ★★★★

this movie is wonderful but damn i hate it for exposing my literal fantasy of showing a movie i love to a really cute girl on like a third date and then getting called out for my mansplaining but still being really invested in whether she loves it or not because yes it is absolutely a compatibility test.
Review by KlownJOE ★★★★

This movie was funny, cute and real. Too many "I can relate to that" moment. I regret not watching it before
Review by Santhosh Thamaraiselvan ★★★★

Zoe Kazan is cute.
Review by LoganCrews ★★★★

One of those products that feels fresh and generic in about an equal ratio, but this just *soars* off of the chemistry of its cast. Zoe Kazan and Kumail Nanjiani are wonderful, simply wonderful together here; Ray Romano and Holly Hunter are faultless; and Kumail's family + stand-up partners are as well cast as can be even if the latter add nothing more than mostly tired jokes that don't land to the story. I admit this is still pretty scattershot, but for me that's part of what makes it so interesting? If anything is subversive here it's two things: 1. the way this flips the typical romcom on its head by taking on multiple different styles of execution as it…
Review by Balder ★★½

The Big Sick had me interested since it is such a highly rated movie in one of the least critically acclaimed genre in movies which is the romantic comedy genre. I can see why people like this movie. It has charming actors, including Ray Romano, who is always terrific. The story revolves around a Pakistanian comedian who faces both problems with his own family as well as his girlfriend's family. The comedy sucks and did not make laugh once. It reminds me of Funny People that way. There is just something about translating stand up comedy to a movie format that almost without exception fails to impress me. The story is not exactly the typical rom-com story since it is…
Review by ElleDubbs ★★★★

A welcome return of Holly Hunter, this film hits all the romcom beats. It still feels fresh thanks to a hilarious and sweet screenplay.
Review by Tony ★★★½

"La Gran Enfermedad Del Amor" nos cuenta los distintos tipos de amor y como estos pueden dar paso a otros.
El reparto de la película lo hace muy bien, tiene una química espectacular.
El director ofrece una visión muy humana de la película que te llega y hace que estés dentro de la película desde el minuto uno.
La historia no es la típica de amor, hay cosas que no te esperas aunque se puede hacer algo pesada.
La película ofrece distintos tipos de vistas del amor y me parece bastante interesante.
Me ha gustado mucho el humor que se maneja, esta elaborado y siempre te saca una sonrisa.
La banda sonora creo que acompaña muy bien a la película, aunque no se escucha mucho esta en los momentos indicados.
En general, una película muy humana sobre el amor que no te puedes perder.
Review by Lup M F ★★★★½

Good writing, good casting. Some cheap jokes but win some lose some.
Review by bjammin ★★★

This is probably the most pretty good movie I've ever seen and it proved to me that Ray Romano is to be respected
Review by Drupad

This last week has been terrible and after watching this film I feel better already. Holly Hunter and Ray Romano make me happy. Also, Zoe Kazan is the best.