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The Big Sick
2017
· Movie
· 120 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #997
- IMDb #1049
- Google retired #1824
- Rotten Tomatoes #253
- Metacritic #720
- Letterboxd #1267
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #84
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #770
- Metacritic Critics #317
- Metacritic Audience #2072
- Criticker #899
- Douban #1179
- Kinopoisk #2210
- AlloCiné #1953
- Trakt #1010
Every rating
59–98
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98. Critics average 92, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A Pakistani comedian in Chicago begins a relationship with a graduate student. Their cultural differences create a barrier, and they break up. Soon after, she contracts a mysterious illness and is placed in a medically induced coma. He stays at the hospital with her parents, navigating the complexities of family, culture, and his own feelings for her while she is unconscious.
Details
- Director
- Michael Showalter
- Writers
- Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani
- Released
- 30 March 2017
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Urdu
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $56.3M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 52 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 59 →2 major awards won · 7 wins from 59 nominations across 31 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Comedy | The Big Sick | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2018 | Best First Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Picture | The Big Sick | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Zoe Kazan | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Actor in a Comedy | Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Comedy | The Big Sick | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Comedy | Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Comedy | Zoe Kazan | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Big Sick | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Winner |
| Best Supporting Female | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The cast of The Big Sick | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Judd Apatow and Barry Mendel | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | The Big Sick | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Career Achievement Award | Holly Hunter | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuoso Award | Kumail Nanjiani | Winner |
South by Southwest
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award: Festival Favorites | The Big Sick | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screen Couple | The Big Sick | Winner |
IGN Awards
4 nominations
| Best Lead Performer in a Movie | Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performer in a Movie | Ray Romano | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performer in a Movie | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | The Big Sick | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Ensemble | The cast of The Big Sick | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
3 nominations
| Best Cast | The cast of The Big Sick | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Big Sick | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Picture | The Big Sick | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Comedic Performance | Ray Romano | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards
2 nominations
| Best Intergenerational Film | The Big Sick | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild
2 nominations
| Feature Motion Picture: Best Contemporary Hair Styling | Tonia Ciccone and Toni Roman-grimm | Nominee |
| Feature Motion Picture: Best Contemporary Makeup | Kirsten Sylvester and Leo Won | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Film | The Big Sick | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Comedy | The Big Sick | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination
| Feature – Comedy | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Holly Hunter | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani | Nominee |