The Big Sick

The Big Sick is a 2017 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Showalter and written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. It stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar, and Anupam Kher. Gordon and Nanjiani wrote the film based on their relationship; it follows an interracial couple who must deal with cultural differences after Emily (Kazan) becomes ill. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017. It began a limited theatrical release on June 23, 2017, by Amazon Studios and Lionsgate, before going wide on July 14, 2017. One of the most acclaimed films of 2017, it was chosen by American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of the year and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. With a budget of $5 million, it grossed $56 million worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing independent films of 2017.

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[ Laughs ]

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Bye. - KUMAIL: Oh. - Don't go. - KUMAIL: No, you can... - I'm going. - You scared my friend off now. - [ Laughs ]

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What's your name?

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Emily.

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Emily. Here...

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I want to show you something, Emily.

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This is your name in Urdu.

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Oh.

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Does this move work?

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I've had some minor success with it. Bullshit.

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KUMAIL: So, you just came to a comedy show with your friends?

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Yeah. We're all grad students at the University of Chicago. What are you studying at grad school? I study psychology. I'm going to be a therapist. Oh, so you're gonna sit on a couch, and, like, ask people, like, "How does that make you feel?" I mean, eventually, yeah. Right now I'm just doing fieldwork with this group of guys who are convicted of domestic violence. - Jesus. Oh, wow. - Cheers to that. No, don't cheers to that. To you being a therapist.

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Great. To me getting my master's. We'll start there, and then we'll go to the rest of it.

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[ "Seen Him" by Jim Brown playing ]

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So, my roommate Chris is probably on the couch. He's gonna want to try and start a conversation.

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So, do not engage.

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[ Whispering ] EMILY: Okay. KUMAIL: Let's go. [ TV playing ] - Hey, pals. - KUMAIL: Hey.

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CHRIS: Hi.

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Good for him. Good for him. [ TV continues playing ]

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Do you want to watch a movie? - Sure. - Okay.

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