The Big Sick

The Big Sick
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Showalter
Written by	Emily V. Gordon Kumail Nanjiani
Produced by	Judd Apatow Barry Mendel
Starring	Kumail Nanjiani Zoe Kazan Holly Hunter Ray Romano Anupam Kher
Cinematography	Brian Burgoyne
Edited by	Robert Nassau
Music by	Michael Andrews
Production companies	FilmNation Entertainment Apatow Productions
Distributed by	Amazon Studios Lionsgate
Release dates	January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) (Sundance) June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23) (United States)
Running time	120 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million[2]
Box office	$56.4 million[3]

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.^[4] With a budget of $5 million, it grossed $56 million worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing independent films of 2017.