The Big Sick (2017)
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.
Director: Michael Showalter
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Kumail Nanjiani as Kumail Nanjiani |
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Zoe Kazan as Emily Gardner |
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Holly Hunter as Beth Gardner |
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Ray Romano as Terry Gardner |
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Anupam Kher as Azmat Nanjiani |
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Zenobia Shroff as Sharmeen Nanjiani |
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Adeel Akhtar as Naveed Nanjiani |
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Bo Burnham as CJ |
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Aidy Bryant as Mary |
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Kurt Braunohler as Chris |
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Vella Lovell as Khadija |
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Myra Lucretia Taylor as Nurse Judy |
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Jeremy Shamos as Bob Dalavan |
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David Alan Grier as Andy Dodd |
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Ed Herbstman as Sam Highsmith |
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Shenaz Treasury as Fatima Nanjiani |
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Rebecca Naomi Jones as Jesse |
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Kuhoo Verma as Zubeida |
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Mitra Jouhari as Yazmin |
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Celeste Arias as Denise |
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Shana Solomon as Nurse Bette |
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Jeff Blumenkrantz as Dr. Wright |
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Linda Emond as Dr. Cunningham |
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Holly Chou as Dr. Whelan |
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Andrew Pang as Dr. Spellman |
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Alison Cimmet as Dr. Platt |
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Lawrence Ballard as Dr. Lewin |
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Shunori Ramanathan as Sumera |
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Spencer House as Racist Heckler |
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Susham Bedi as Tina (Khadija's Mother) |
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Rahul Bedi as Farhan (Khadija's Father) |
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Matthew Cardarople as Fast Food Cashier |
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Myra Turley as Waiting Room Person 1 |
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William Stephenson as Waiting Room Person 2 |
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Marilyn Torres as Waiting Room Person 3 |
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Kerry Flanagan as Waiting Room Person 4 |
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Jack A. O'Connell as Waiting Room Person 5 |
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Charles Gould as Waiting Room Person 6 |
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Isabel Shill as Party Goer 1 |
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Lauren Patten as Party Goer 2 |
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Keilly McQuail as Party Goer 3 |
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Zach Cherry as Party Goer 4 |
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Sophia Muller as Chrissy (uncredited) |
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Jack Corrigan as Restaurant Boy (uncredited) |
| Crew | Joe Schultz | Driver |
| Sound | Tara A. Paul | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Judd Apatow | Producer |
| Production | Barry Mendel | Producer |
| Directing | Michael Showalter | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Mae Burton | Costume Designer |
| Production | Jeremy Kipp Walker | Executive Producer |
| Art | Brandon Tonner-Connolly | Production Design |
| Camera | Brian Burgoyne | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Nassau | Editor |
| Sound | Michael Andrews | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Lauren J. Brown | Property Master |
| Art | William Smith | Set Dresser |
| Production | Jeremy Kipp Walker | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Anthony F. Gamiello | Grip |
| Art | Anthony Taratunio | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lauren Colbert | Costume Coordinator |
| Lighting | Jason Velez | Gaffer |
| Directing | Mariana Hellmund | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Larhn Laurens Davitt | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Brent Poleski | Key Grip |
| Production | Kumail Nanjiani | Executive Producer |
| Art | Jack Mortellaro Jr. | Leadman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Megan Sanders | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Art | Richard Hebrank | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Alec Jarnagin | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Anthony S. Calypso | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Gayle Keller | Casting |
| Camera | Cliff Alphonse | Grip |
| Directing | Adam J. Bernard | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Sally Foster | Grip |
| Lighting | Francesco Pinna | Best Boy Electric |
| Art | Shane Aitchison | Art Department Coordinator |
| Production | Glen Basner | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Parissh McClean | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christina Nickas | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Crew | Jeremy Sample | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Annie Tan | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Nicole Rivelli | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maeve Kelly | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Elizabeth Rodrick | Set Decoration |
| Art | Bill C. Bishop | Leadman |
| Production | Amanda Glaze | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ben Browning | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Yousheng Tang | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Andy Eklund | Art Direction |
| Sound | Joe Rudge | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Emily V. Gordon | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Nuno Oliveira | Grip |
| Crew | Liz Wagner | Set Production Assistant |
| Editing | Luis Cuevas | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Tom Paul | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Michael Jackman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Dann Fink | ADR Voice Casting |
| Crew | Jeff Brink | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Matthew McCoubry | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Jon Santos | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Isaac Gotterer | Set Production Intern |
| Sound | Pam DeMetruis-Thomas | Foley Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josh Gericke | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Yadeed Mellman | Set Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Fangge Chen | Digital Compositors |
| Visual Effects | Saffia Rahimtoola | Digital Compositors |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toni Roman-Grimm | Key Hair Stylist |
| Crew | Ed Elliot | Driver |
| Sound | Azniv Korkejian | Music Editor |
| Crew | Roberto González Arévalo | Production Office Assistant |
| Production | Jillian Stricker | Location Manager |
| Sound | Paul Reed | Utility Sound |
| Sound | Junior Cyrus Baron | Utility Sound |
| Crew | Bob Papini Jr. | Driver |
| Crew | PJ Ford | Driver |
| Crew | Mike Devereaux | Driver |
| Crew | Robert Maasin | Set Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leo Won | Makeup Department Head |
| Crew | Alex Spear | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Ella Gibney | Set Production Intern |
| Crew | Peter Link | Driver |
| Crew | Ryan Murphy | Driver |
| Editing | Leah Tuscano | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jerry 'Niru' Cox | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bert Reo Anderson | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Adrienne Enderle | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Lauren Meckleberg | Set Production Intern |
| Crew | Mike Murphy | Driver |
| Production | Adam Kersh | Publicist |
| Production | Johnny Holland | Production Accountant |
| Crew | George Holtzer | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Mike McElroy | Driver |
| Sound | Sean Garnhart | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Cynthia Chou | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Aaron Schoonover | Casting Associate |
| Visual Effects | Lucien Harriot | VFX Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Raquel Vivve | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tonia Ciccone | Hair Department Head |
| Crew | Matt Merksamer | Set Production Assistant |
| Sound | Dan Edelstein | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Mark Linden | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Bruce Winant | ADR Voice Casting |
| Crew | Jocelyn Magsumbol | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Brad Gage | Actor's Assistant |
| Crew | Anthony Pennachio | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Alex Lilja | Set Production Assistant |
| Production | Nicole P. Hearon | Casting Associate |
| Sound | Tom Paul | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Constance Conrad | Digital Compositors |
| Production | Nicki Slack | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Ava Myint | Set Production Intern |
| Production | Allison Kirschner | Casting Associate |
| Crew | Damon Tragni | Driver |
| Visual Effects | Melissa Kivell | VFX Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirsten Sylvester | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Jasmine Brotzman | Set Production Assistant |
| Sound | Bobby Mackston | Sound Editor |
| Art | Aaron Becker | Title Designer |
| Sound | Bill Orrico | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Charles R. Hunt | Production Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Zach Wolf | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Michael Elliott | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Crew | Dave Kloc | Thanks |
| Crew | Dana Gould | Thanks |
| Crew | Nicole Eckenroad | Thanks |
| Crew | Moshe Kasher | Thanks |
| Crew | Alec Berg | Thanks |
| Crew | Chuck Schumer | Thanks |
| Crew | Christine Nangle | Thanks |
| Crew | Lisa Goldberg | Thanks |
| Crew | Dominic Dierkes | Thanks |
| Crew | Sean Clements | Thanks |
| Crew | Casey Shaw | Thanks |
| Crew | Krister C. Johnson | Thanks |
| Crew | Jared Logan | Thanks |
| Crew | Pete Holmes | Thanks |
| Crew | James Gunn | Thanks |
| Crew | Emily Heller | Thanks |
| Crew | Glenn D. Feig | Legal Services |
| Crew | Noor Ahmed | Legal Services |
| Crew | Joshua Shabani | Legal Services |
| Crew | Brady Smoot | Legal Services |
| Crew | Dr. Jonathan Foster | Medical Consultant |
| Production | Rachel Schneider | Post Production Accountant |
| Visual Effects | Neal Jonas | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Todd Burke | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Sebastian Henshaw | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Carl Shillito | Foley Mixer |
| Camera | Keith Gordon | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Connor Dwyer | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Chris Keenan | Grip |
| Directing | Scott Bowers | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ari Issler | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andrew Juhl | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Blake Johnson | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Frank Larson | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Pierrot Colonna | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Htat Htut | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Fillip Penson | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Casey David Johnson | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Ashton Green | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Crew | Matt Harding | Loader |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Capogna | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Marie Lopez | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ismyrne Geffrard | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ember Roth | Costumer |
| Art | Scott Griswold | Set Dressing Buyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gregor Telfer | On Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrew Schoentube | On Set Dresser |
| Sound | Paul Reed | Utility Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabelle Decauwert | Additional Hairstylist |
| Production | Brittany Sugarman | First Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Gabriel Gonzalez | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Michael L. Mizrahi | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Adam Williams | Location Assistant |
| Production | Sharmain Perry | Location Assistant |
| Crew | Alcy Sivyer | Assistant Craft Service |
| Crew | Wendy Cohen | Clearances Consultant |
| Crew | Stanley D. Burns | Medical Consultant |
| Crew | Liz Burns | Medical Consultant |
| Crew | France Iann | Medical Consultant |
| Crew | Susan Millard | Medical Consultant |
| Production | Carol A. Compton | Script Researcher |
| Crew | Umberto Ramero | Catering |
| Crew | Rich Elmiler | Catering |
| Crew | Brian Havens | Catering |
| Crew | Alvero Castillo | Catering |
| Crew | Rich Alfieri | Catering |
| Crew | Jorge Ramirez | Catering |
| Crew | Eric Vidomouels | Catering |
| Crew | John Lee | Catering |
| Production | Sam Fishell | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Ryan Bernstein | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Leigh Pruden | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Hannah Getts | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Editing | Alex Bickel | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Editing | Andrew McKay | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Editing | Claudia Guevara | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Editing | Sean R. Smith | Digital Conform Editor |
| Directing | Nicholas R. Bell | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Emily V. Gordon | Writer |
| Writing | Kumail Nanjiani | Writer |