An Awkward True Story.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zenobia Shroff, Adeel Akhtar |
Director |
Michael Showalter |
Screenplay | Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani |
Music | Michael Andrews |
Cinematography | Brian Burgoyne |
Editing | Robert Nassau |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2017 |
Produced by | Apatow Productions, FilmNation Entertainment, Story Ink |
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Genre | Romantic drama |
Language | Strong, frequent |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Only verbal shouting |
Prejudice | Low, within comedic context |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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R: Restricted | Rated R for language including some sexual references |
Runtime | 120 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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Suggested age limit 15 + |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Ann Hornaday A charming return to romantic comedy. | 10 | |
Cape Times Mehboob Bawa Romcom hits the right notes. | 15 | |
24.com Alex Isaacs I would definitely recommend going to watch this movie on a date. It made me want to rush home with a giant stuffed giraffe. | 15 | |
ScreenIt Jim Judy You can always tell when a script is clicking and firing on all cylinders, and the one here does just that. As does everything else about the flick. | 15 | |
Metacritic.com 47 critics | 17 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 222 critics | 16 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Funny, heartfelt, and intelligent, The Big Sick uses its appealing leads and cross-cultural themes to prove the standard romcom formula still has some fresh angles left to explore. | 20 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 16 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Thoughtful romantic dramedy has swearing, drinking, sex. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 164 users | 15 | |
Rottentomatoes users 25593 users | 16 | |
IMDB 25436 Netizens I loved it! | 16 | |
The Movie DB Community | 16 | |
Average .. 78% | 16 |