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.| Status: | Released (2017-03-30) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 19 wins & 101 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $42,873,127 |
| Screen: | Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani |
| Productions: | FilmNation Entertainment, Apatow Productions, Story Ink |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, اردو |
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Casts
- 466505: Kumail Nanjiani - Kumail Nanjiani
- 35028: Zoe Kazan - Emily Gardner
- 18686: Holly Hunter - Beth Gardner
- 15757: Ray Romano - Terry Gardner
- 6217: Anupam Kher - Azmat Nanjiani
- 1809782: Zenobia Shroff - Sharmeen Nanjiani
- 81840: Adeel Akhtar - Naveed Nanjiani
Crews
- 2634911: Joe Schultz - Driver - Crew
- 2052013: Tara A. Paul - Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Sound
- 41039: Judd Apatow - Producer - Production
- 5664: Barry Mendel - Producer - Production
- 22215: Michael Showalter - Director - Directing
- 466505: Kumail Nanjiani - Screenplay - Writing
- 1680840: Emily V. Gordon - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
DJDole
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Charmingly funny. Not a cliché comedy at all. A little heavy on the Uber references, but still a movie that can be watched multiple times. (Saw at a pre-screening in Seattle.)
Continue reading ->jessetaylor
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A truly funny and immensely heartwarming _While You Were Sleeping_-esque romantic comedy. It's actually not fair to compare this to any other film because the story here is wholly real and not fabricated for the screen. This is Kumail Nanjiani's real life story about how he met his w ....
Continue reading ->Gimly
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FULL DISCLOSURE: I saw this while I was working my ass off in a foodtruck at an outdoor cinema. I missed whole chunks of it, and it certainly didn't have my full focus. I'll give it a proper chance at a later date, and alongside that, another review. What I did see of _The Big Sick_ ....
Continue reading ->Reno
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**Brainwashed!!!** Here's the most overrated film, not just for the year, but forever. The title says it all, a big sick flick. Just remember, it was only based on the real, not a biopic. Because they have changed entire storytelling to cinematic convenient. To fool the people fro ....
Continue reading ->Kamurai
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Good watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend if you can handle a medical emergency adventure. If you've seen "A Fault in Our Stars", this has a similar vibe for a lot of it. I'm a fan of Kumail Nanjiani, and I like Emily Gordon more, I'm honestly a little disappoin ....
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