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The Big Sick

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

Director

Michael Showalter

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$42,873,127

Production

FilmNation Entertainment,Apatow Productions,Story Ink

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 100 nominations total

Homepage

http://thebigsickmovie.com

Kumail

Kumail Nanjiani

Emily

Beth

Terry

Azmat

Sharmeen

Naveed

CJ

Mary

Chris

Kurt Braunohler

Khadija

Nurse Judy

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Bob Dalavan

Andy Dodd

David Alan Grier

Sam Highsmith

Fatima

Shenaz Treasury

Jesse

Rebecca Naomi Jones

Zubeida

Yazmin

Denise

Nurse Bette

Dr. Wright

Jeff Blumenkrantz

Dr. Cunningham

Dr. Whelan

Dr. Spellman

Dr. Platt

Dr. Lewin

Lawrence Ballard

Sumera

Shunori Ramanathan

Racist Heckler

Tina (Khadija's Mother)

Farhan (Khadija's Father)

Fast Food Cashier

Matty Cardarople

Waiting Room Person 1

Waiting Room Person 2

William Stephenson

Waiting Room Person 3

Waiting Room Person 4

Waiting Room Person 5

Waiting Room Person 6

Party Goer 1

Party Goer 2

Party Goer 3

Party Goer 4

Restaurant Boy

Bethany

Stephanie DiFiore

Kumail's Uber Passenger Staring at Phone

Woman Next to CJ at Kumail's Final Gig

Emily V. Gordon

Leandra

Chrissy

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- KUMAIL: Yeah.
- I know I've said that before, - The Big Sick

- KUMAIL: Yeah. - I know I've said that before,

I know, I know.
Totally. 100 percent. - The Big Sick

I know, I know. Totally. 100 percent.

Hey, can we have an awkward hug - The Big Sick

Hey, can we have an awkward hug

Uh, you just promised
never to call me again, so... - The Big Sick

Uh, you just promised never to call me again, so...

[DOORBELL RINGS] - The Big Sick

[DOORBELL RINGS]

[LAUGHING] - The Big Sick

CJ: Emily,
so has Kumail told you - The Big Sick

CJ: Emily, so has Kumail told you

- It's really not.
- I guess it's because - The Big Sick

- It's really not. - I guess it's because

MARY: Mmm. And then, like,
at the end of it, - The Big Sick

MARY: Mmm. And then, like, at the end of it,

That's my mom cooking
the murgh rogan josh. - The Big Sick

That's my mom cooking the murgh rogan josh.

Pakistan was formed
when it separated - The Big Sick

Pakistan was formed when it separated

Mid on. Long on. Long off.
Bowler. Mid off. - The Big Sick

Mid on. Long on. Long off. Bowler. Mid off.

So, if you get
a silly mid-on fielder, - The Big Sick

So, if you get a silly mid-on fielder,

[CHUCKLES] - The Big Sick

Except instead
of the traditional Christmas ham, - The Big Sick

Except instead of the traditional Christmas ham,

Khansamah is Urdu
for "servant." - The Big Sick

Khansamah is Urdu for "servant."

[DRUMROLL] - The Big Sick

I never knew that Pakistan - The Big Sick

I never knew that Pakistan

Yeah, something
like 14 million hectares - The Big Sick

Yeah, something like 14 million hectares

Like, as soon as I read that,
I was like, - The Big Sick

Like, as soon as I read that, I was like,

Yeah, that was
so honest and good. - The Big Sick

Yeah, that was so honest and good.

So, really, what'd you think?
Like, it's a work in progress. - The Big Sick

So, really, what'd you think? Like, it's a work in...

I really liked it.
I learned a lot about Pakistan - The Big Sick

I really liked it. I learned a lot about Pakistan

[RUSTLING] - The Big Sick

Is that, uh, diner
around the corner open? - The Big Sick

Is that, uh, diner around the corner open?

No, actually, um, I just,
I really need to, um, - The Big Sick

No, actually, um, I just, I really need to, um,

I love diner coffee.
I just love that burnt taste. - The Big Sick

I love diner coffee. I just love that burnt taste.

- [LAUGHS]
- I can't poo in your bathroom - The Big Sick

- [LAUGHS] - I can't poo in your bathroom

[LAUGHS] - The Big Sick

[GRUNTS] - The Big Sick

WOMAN: There you go, honey.
Yeah. That's it. - The Big Sick

WOMAN: There you go, honey. Yeah. That's it.

- I know I sound like a baby.
- Well, try being a man - The Big Sick

- I know I sound like a baby. - Well, try being a man

Like, who decided that,
"Oh, we have to have beards." - The Big Sick

Like, who decided that, "Oh, we have to have beards.&qu...

It's just parting.
[VOCALIZING] - The Big Sick

It's just parting. [VOCALIZING]

- I've been dating this girl.
- [SPEAKS URDU] - The Big Sick

- I've been dating this girl. - [SPEAKS URDU]

I thought you were gonna say - The Big Sick

I thought you were gonna say

Listen, I understand.
You're in America, - The Big Sick

Listen, I understand. You're in America,

Eventually, you have
to marry a Pakistani girl. - The Big Sick

Eventually, you have to marry a Pakistani girl.

Like, I hung out
with other girls, - The Big Sick

Like, I hung out with other girls,

And we hardly spoke
two words to each other - The Big Sick

And we hardly spoke two words to each other

If I find someone
who's as good for me - The Big Sick

If I find someone who's as good for me

Um, because, - The Big Sick

I was pretty unhappy
in my first marriage, - The Big Sick

I was pretty unhappy in my first marriage,

[LAUGHS] Uh, no, I mean
the huge piece of information - The Big Sick

[LAUGHS] Uh, no, I mean the huge piece of information

Um, his name was... is Ryan. - The Big Sick

Um, his name was... is Ryan.

Everyone I knew was getting
married super young, - The Big Sick

Everyone I knew was getting married super young,

And I thought, - The Big Sick

"But that's okay." - The Big Sick

"But that's okay."

And I know it's only been
a few months, - The Big Sick

And I know it's only been a few months,

Am... overwhelmed by you. - The Big Sick

Am... overwhelmed by you.

And I also feel completely
overwhelmed by you. - The Big Sick

And I also feel completely overwhelmed by you.

So, listen, my parents are going - The Big Sick

So, listen, my parents are going

And then we'll probably
spend the night, - The Big Sick

And then we'll probably spend the night,

Okay. Well, I would love
to meet your parents. - The Big Sick

Okay. Well, I would love to meet your parents.

Well, they live in the suburbs, - The Big Sick

Well, they live in the suburbs,

I took this stupid hip-hop
dance class last weekend. - The Big Sick

I took this stupid hip-hop dance class last weekend.

I'm glad I like him 'cause
I don't want have to, like, - The Big Sick

I'm glad I like him 'cause I don't want have ...

Like... Like, "Oh, no.
I have kite-surfing tonight." - The Big Sick

Like... Like, "Oh, no. I have kite-surfing tonight.&quo...

Are you judging Pakistan's
Next Top Model or something? - The Big Sick

Are you judging Pakistan's Next Top Model or something?

[EMILY SIGHS] - The Big Sick

I'd love to meet them because
then I could tell them - The Big Sick

I'd love to meet them because then I could tell them

My divorce does not mean
that our future is impossible. - The Big Sick

My divorce does not mean that our future is impossible.

Aren't you a therapist?
Aren't you supposed to be good - The Big Sick

Aren't you a therapist? Aren't you supposed to be ...

Aren't you supposed to be,
like, able to deal with this - The Big Sick

Aren't you supposed to be, like, able to deal with this

My cousin Rehan
married an Irish woman, - The Big Sick

My cousin Rehan married an Irish woman,

Because I didn't think
you'd fucking understand, - The Big Sick

Because I didn't think you'd fucking understand,

[SNIFFLES] - The Big Sick

[DOOR SLAMS] - The Big Sick

SAM: I don't want kids. - The Big Sick

SAM: I don't want kids.

"This kid...
You're gonna have a kid, - The Big Sick

"This kid... You're gonna have a kid,

- [AUDIENCE LAUGHS]
- People say, "Sam..." - The Big Sick

- [AUDIENCE LAUGHS] - People say, "Sam..."

All I'm saying is,
this is the universe - The Big Sick

All I'm saying is, this is the universe

"Be a little selfish
and pursue your career." - The Big Sick

"Be a little selfish and pursue your career."

You don't want to end up
like Sam Highsmith, - The Big Sick

You don't want to end up like Sam Highsmith,

- SAM: I don't like kids.
- [AUDIENCE LAUGHS] - The Big Sick

- SAM: I don't like kids. - [AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

WOMAN: I wouldn't call it
an obsession, - The Big Sick

WOMAN: I wouldn't call it an obsession,

- Twenty? Big spender.
- [LAUGHS] - The Big Sick

- Twenty? Big spender. - [LAUGHS]

Don't you think
he would look cool - The Big Sick

Don't you think he would look cool

- Yeah, I really...
- [ALL MURMURING] - The Big Sick

- Yeah, I really... - [ALL MURMURING]

And he turned to me,
and he was like, - The Big Sick

And he turned to me, and he was like,

I die so the other characters
get to find out - The Big Sick

I die so the other characters get to find out

[AUDIENCE LAUGHING] - The Big Sick

[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]

To me, the plot of the movie was
we're at a research facility - The Big Sick

To me, the plot of the movie was we're at a research fa...

- The end.
- [LAUGHING CONTINUES] - The Big Sick

- The end. - [LAUGHING CONTINUES]

Some very interesting premises
in your set tonight. - The Big Sick

Some very interesting premises in your set tonight.

["EYE OF DANGER"
BY MICHIGAN AND SMILEY PLAYING] - The Big Sick

["EYE OF DANGER" BY MICHIGAN AND SMILEY PLAYING]

Hey, do you want
to go somewhere? - The Big Sick

Hey, do you want to go somewhere?

[THE X-FILES THEME
RINGTONE PLAYING] - The Big Sick

[THE X-FILES THEME RINGTONE PLAYING]

JESSIE:
Kumail, it's Jessie. - The Big Sick

JESSIE: Kumail, it's Jessie.

JESSIE: Jessie.
I'm in school with Emily. - The Big Sick

JESSIE: Jessie. I'm in school with Emily.

The Big Sick poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Michael Showalter

Writer: Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani

Production: FilmNation Entertainment,Apatow Productions,Story Ink

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 86/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $42,873,127

Released: 14 Jul 2017

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 100 nominations total

Homepage: http://thebigsickmovie.com