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The Big Sick (2017)
★ 7.3 · 2,624 ratings on TMDB
An awkward true story.
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
DirectorMichael Showalter
The emergence reading
The Big Sick keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.
zero-distanceUS
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Same subject, different rung
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