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 | 5.4507 |
Directed By
Michael Showalter
Crew
Joe Schultz
Tara A. Paul
Michael Showalter
Judd Apatow
Barry Mendel
Kumail Nanjiani
Emily V. Gordon
Sarah Mae Burton
Jeremy Kipp Walker
Brandon Tonner-Connolly
Robert Nassau
Brian Burgoyne
Michael Andrews
Lauren J. Brown
William Smith
Gayle Keller
Joe Rudge
Amanda Glaze
Glen Basner
Ben Browning
Kumail Nanjiani
Emily V. Gordon
Jeremy Kipp Walker
Adam J. Bernard
Jeremy Sample
Annie Tan
Mariana Hellmund
Yousheng Tang
Alec Jarnagin
Nicole Rivelli
Brent Poleski
Larhn Laurens Davitt
Nuno Oliveira
Cliff Alphonse
Parissh McClean
Sally Foster
Elizabeth Rodrick
Jack Mortellaro Jr.
Bill C. Bishop
Anthony Taratunio
Maeve Kelly
Christina Nickas
Megan Sanders
Lauren Colbert
Jason Velez
Francesco Pinna
Andy Eklund
Shane Aitchison
Richard Hebrank
Anthony S. Calypso
Jeff Brink
Leo Won
Kirsten Sylvester
Raquel Vivve
Cynthia Chou
Nicki Slack
Jocelyn Magsumbol
Roberto González Arévalo
Jillian Stricker
Jerry 'Niru' Cox
Paul Reed
Junior Cyrus Baron
Tonia Ciccone
Toni Roman-Grimm
Josh Gericke
Bert Reo Anderson
Johnny Holland
Brad Gage
Adrienne Enderle
Matthew McCoubry
Matt Merksamer
Anthony Pennachio
Jon Santos
Alex Lilja
Alex Spear
Jasmine Brotzman
Liz Wagner
Robert Maasin
Yadeed Mellman
Ava Myint
Lauren Meckleberg
Isaac Gotterer
Ella Gibney
Allison Kirschner
Nicole P. Hearon
Aaron Schoonover
George Holtzer
Peter Link
Bob Papini Jr.
Damon Tragni
PJ Ford
Ryan Murphy
Ed Elliot
Mike Devereaux
Mike McElroy
Mike Murphy
Michael Jackman
Luis Cuevas
Leah Tuscano
Tom Paul
Bobby Mackston
Dan Edelstein
Sean Garnhart
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
Tom Paul
Mark Linden
Dann Fink
Bruce Winant
Azniv Korkejian
Lucien Harriot
Fangge Chen
Constance Conrad
Saffia Rahimtoola
Melissa Kivell
Adam Kersh
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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