A Sad and Beautiful World vs The Big Sick
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.3/10 for The Big Sick). A Sad and Beautiful World is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h . The Big Sick is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
The Big Sick| A Sad and Beautiful World | The Big Sick | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 2h |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | Michael Showalter |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Adeel Akhtar, Zoe Kazan, Kumail Nanjiani, Vella Lovell, David Alan Grier |
Synopsis
A Sad and Beautiful World
In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
The Big Sick
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.
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