Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Kumail NanjianiKumail Nanjiani
- Zoe KazanEmily Gardner
- Holly HunterBeth Gardner
- Ray RomanoTerry Gardner
- Anupam KherAzmat Nanjiani
- Zenobia ShroffSharmeen Nanjiani
- Adeel AkhtarNaveed Nanjiani
- Bo BurnhamCJ
- Aidy BryantMary
- Kurt BraunohlerChris
Recommendations
- 100
Consequence
It’s a perfect marriage of direction, performances, and writing, the kind of comedy that people eagerly wait for. Its solutions aren’t easy, and its paths unusual, but it’s a love story that completely earns its emotional peaks, and the kind of comedy that makes you wish every single one of them were this great. - 90
ScreenCrush
One of the best things about The Big Sick is that the obstacles facing this relationship are real and relatable. It’s a funny movie, but it’s about really serious stuff. - 90
Variety
Comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani and writer Emily V. Gordon mine their personal history for laughs, heartache, and hard-earned insight in The Big Sick, a film that’s by turns romantic, rueful, and hilarious. - 83
IndieWire
The Big Sick plays less like a great movie than a platform for its appealing tone, but it’s so well acted and dense with insights into the culture clash at its center that nothing about the central dynamic is strained. - 83
The Playlist
There’s a certain flat indie artlessness to “The Big Sick,” but it’d be shortsighted to discount how well-written and well-acted it is. This is a very funny movie, yet always plausibly so—never throwing in jokes just for the sake of a laugh. - 83
The Film Stage
Mostly funny and sometimes heart-wrenching, Showwalter, Nanjiani, and Gordon collaborate comfortably, finding laughs in the more dire moments. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
A funny and tender drawn-from-life love story. - 80
Screen Daily
All of The Big Sick’s power has gone into its script and performances.
