The Big Sick (2017)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $56,303,596.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.6452 |
Directed By
Michael Showalter
Crew
Joe Schultz
Tara A. Paul
Judd Apatow
Barry Mendel
Michael Showalter
Kumail Nanjiani
Emily V. Gordon
Sarah Mae Burton
Jeremy Kipp Walker
Brandon Tonner-Connolly
Brian Burgoyne
Robert Nassau
Michael Andrews
Lauren J. Brown
William Smith
Jeremy Kipp Walker
Anthony Taratunio
Lauren Colbert
Jason Velez
Mariana Hellmund
Larhn Laurens Davitt
Brent Poleski
Kumail Nanjiani
Jack Mortellaro Jr.
Megan Sanders
Richard Hebrank
Alec Jarnagin
Anthony S. Calypso
Gayle Keller
Cliff Alphonse
Adam J. Bernard
Sally Foster
Francesco Pinna
Shane Aitchison
Glen Basner
Parissh McClean
Christina Nickas
Jeremy Sample
Annie Tan
Nicole Rivelli
Maeve Kelly
Elizabeth Rodrick
Bill C. Bishop
Amanda Glaze
Ben Browning
Yousheng Tang
Andy Eklund
Joe Rudge
Emily V. Gordon
Nuno Oliveira
Liz Wagner
Luis Cuevas
Tom Paul
Michael Jackman
Dann Fink
Jeff Brink
Matthew McCoubry
Jon Santos
Isaac Gotterer
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
Josh Gericke
Yadeed Mellman
Fangge Chen
Saffia Rahimtoola
Toni Roman-Grimm
Ed Elliot
Azniv Korkejian
Roberto González Arévalo
Jillian Stricker
Paul Reed
Junior Cyrus Baron
Bob Papini Jr.
PJ Ford
Mike Devereaux
Robert Maasin
Leo Won
Alex Spear
Ella Gibney
Peter Link
Ryan Murphy
Leah Tuscano
Jerry 'Niru' Cox
Bert Reo Anderson
Adrienne Enderle
Lauren Meckleberg
Mike Murphy
Adam Kersh
Johnny Holland
George Holtzer
Mike McElroy
Sean Garnhart
Cynthia Chou
Aaron Schoonover
Lucien Harriot
Raquel Vivve
Tonia Ciccone
Matt Merksamer
Dan Edelstein
Mark Linden
Bruce Winant
Jocelyn Magsumbol
Brad Gage
Anthony Pennachio
Alex Lilja
Nicole P. Hearon
Tom Paul
Constance Conrad
Nicki Slack
Ava Myint
Allison Kirschner
Damon Tragni
Melissa Kivell
Kirsten Sylvester
Jasmine Brotzman
Bobby Mackston
Aaron Becker
Bill Orrico
Charles R. Hunt
Zach Wolf
Michael Elliott
Dave Kloc
Dana Gould
Nicole Eckenroad
Moshe Kasher
Alec Berg
Chuck Schumer
Christine Nangle
Lisa Goldberg
Dominic Dierkes
Sean Clements
Casey Shaw
Krister C. Johnson
Jared Logan
Pete Holmes
James Gunn
Emily Heller
Glenn D. Feig
Noor Ahmed
Joshua Shabani
Brady Smoot
Dr. Jonathan Foster
Rachel Schneider
Neal Jonas
Todd Burke
Sebastian Henshaw
Carl Shillito
Keith Gordon
Connor Dwyer
Chris Keenan
Scott Bowers
Ari Issler
Andrew Juhl
Blake Johnson
Frank Larson
Pierrot Colonna
Htat Htut
Fillip Penson
Casey David Johnson
Ashton Green
Matt Harding
Nicole Capogna
Eva Marie Lopez
Ismyrne Geffrard
Ember Roth
Scott Griswold
Gregor Telfer
Andrew Schoentube
Paul Reed
Isabelle Decauwert
Brittany Sugarman
Gabriel Gonzalez
Michael L. Mizrahi
Adam Williams
Sharmain Perry
Alcy Sivyer
Wendy Cohen
Stanley D. Burns
Liz Burns
France Iann
Susan Millard
Carol A. Compton
Umberto Ramero
Rich Elmiler
Brian Havens
Alvero Castillo
Rich Alfieri
Jorge Ramirez
Eric Vidomouels
John Lee
Sam Fishell
Ryan Bernstein
Leigh Pruden
Hannah Getts
Alex Bickel
Andrew McKay
Claudia Guevara
Sean R. Smith
Nicholas R. Bell
TOP CAST
Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Nanjiani
Zoe Kazan
Emily Gardner
Holly Hunter
Beth Gardner
Ray Romano
Terry Gardner
Anupam Kher
Azmat Nanjiani
Zenobia Shroff
Sharmeen Nanjiani
Adeel Akhtar
Naveed Nanjiani
Bo Burnham
CJ
Aidy Bryant
Mary
Kurt Braunohler
Chris
Vella Lovell
Khadija
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Nurse Judy
Jeremy Shamos
Bob Dalavan
David Alan Grier
Andy Dodd
Ed Herbstman
Sam Highsmith
Shenaz Treasury
Fatima Nanjiani
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Jesse
Kuhoo Verma
Zubeida
Mitra Jouhari
Yazmin
Celeste Arias
Denise
Shana Solomon
Nurse Bette
Jeff Blumenkrantz
Dr. Wright
Linda Emond
Dr. Cunningham
Holly Chou
Dr. Whelan
Andrew Pang
Dr. Spellman
Alison Cimmet
Dr. Platt
Lawrence Ballard
Dr. Lewin
Shunori Ramanathan
Sumera
Spencer House
Racist Heckler
Susham Bedi
Tina (Khadija's Mother)
Rahul Bedi
Farhan (Khadija's Father)
Matthew Cardarople
Fast Food Cashier
Myra Turley
Waiting Room Person 1
William Stephenson
Waiting Room Person 2
Marilyn Torres
Waiting Room Person 3
Kerry Flanagan
Waiting Room Person 4
Jack O'Connell
Waiting Room Person 5
Charles Gould
Waiting Room Person 6
Isabel Shill
Party Goer 1
Lauren Patten
Party Goer 2
Keilly McQuail
Party Goer 3
Zach Cherry
Party Goer 4
Sophia Muller
Chrissy (uncredited)
Jack Corrigan
Restaurant Boy (uncredited)
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