The Big Sick

2017 film directed by Michael Showalter
Movie film Q24901880
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Summary

The Big Sick is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,846 views/month, #626 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Michael Showalter[3]
  • Screenwriter: Kumail Nanjiani[4], Emily V. Gordon[5]
  • Composer: Michael Andrews[6]
  • Genre: romantic comedy film[7]
  • Cast member: Zoe Kazan[8], Holly Hunter[9], Ray Romano[10], Kumail Nanjiani[11], Adeel Akhtar[12], Anupam Kher[13], Bo Burnham[14], Linda Emond[15], Shenaz Treasurywala[16], Vincent Price[17], Aidy Bryant[18], Celeste Arias[19], Zenobia Shroff[20]
  • Producer: Judd Apatow[21], Barry Mendel[22]
  • Production company: FilmNation Entertainment[23], Apatow Productions[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Commons category: The Big Sick[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 98%[28], 8.3/10[29], 86/100[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: June 23, 2017[32], November 16, 2017[33], November 9, 2017[34]
  • Distributed by: Amazon MGM Studios[35], Starz Entertainment[36], Vertigo Média[37]
  • Narrative location: New York City[38]
  • Official website: http://www.thebigsickmovie.com[39]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[40]
  • Title: The Big Sick[41]
  • MPA film rating: R[42]
  • Duration: 119 minutes[43]
  • NMHH film rating: Category IV[44]
  • BBFC rating: 15 certificate[45]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: AL[46]
  • ClassInd rating: 12[47]
  • ICAA rating: Not recommended for children under 7[48]

Why It Matters

The Big Sick has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . filmratings.com. filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Brazilian Advisory Rating System. Retrieved . justica.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . sede.mcu.gob.es. sede.mcu.gob.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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