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

romance comedy drama

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Popular reviews

Review by Carrie ★★★★ 13

"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 SilentDawn ★★★★ 3

80
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…

Recent reviews

Review by sophie ★★½

i enjoyed this movie an average amount
Review by Jonas Woods ★★★★

This movie is super adorable and anyone who says otherwise is a cop.
Review by arsparr ★★★★

Cute. Should be named The Big D*ck!!!
Review by Aidan Thomlinson ★★★★

This was a cute movie, I liked it but I didn’t “like” it because I don’t know if it has a lot of rewatch value.
Review by ofthecanon ★★★★★

ouch
Review by louiseann ★½

I just thought it was rubbish...
What is the point of it?
Review by _eriberry ★★★★★

love isn’t easy. that’s why they call it love. i thought i could just start saying something and something smart would come out
Review by emily ★★★★½

I pushed this off for so long, and I really shouldn’t have. I can’t believe it took me so long to watch this!
This was very good. It made me laugh, it made me tear up. It started with a Beck song, and instantly I knew I was in for a good one.
The romantic dramedy needs more of this! Great writing, wonderful characters.
All in all just incredibly enjoyable.

Also I love Zoe Kazan! Wow!
Review by eli ★★★★½

i didn’t know anything about the movie so i was actually rlly surprised when she got sick omggg... but this movie is VERYyy WHOLESOME AND VERY CUTE