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As Good as It Gets (1997)

PG-13 12/19/1997 Drama, Comedy, Romance 2h 19m
74%
User
Score
7.7/10
86%
67/100

A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat. Brace yourself for Melvin.

Overview

Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is brutally attacked and hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, leaves work to care for her chronically ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

James L. Brooks

Director

Mark Andrus

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Melvin Udall

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Carol Connelly

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Simon Bishop

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Frank Sachs

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Beverly Connelly

Jesse James

Jesse James

Spencer Connelly

Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith

Jackie Simpson

Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

Nora Manning

Skeet Ulrich

Skeet Ulrich

Vincent Lopiano

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Media

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Chris Wilkinson on As Good As It Gets

Chris Wilkinson on As Good As It Gets

Jack Nicholson winning an Oscar® for "As Good as it Gets"

Jack Nicholson winning an Oscar® for "As Good as it Gets"

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Reviews

A review by Andre Gonzales

Written on April 18, 2023

When I first saw this movie I thought it was going to be a funny movie. It's actually a serious drama movie. I still liked it but he's a prick in this movie....

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A review by Rob

Written on May 19, 2023

This movie will hit you hard, force you to think about your biases and make you pretty damn uncomfortable. But don't fret, you'll feel better by the end. And Nicholson is so natural as a misanthrope....

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on May 28, 2023

Greg Kinnear ("Simon") finds himself in hospital after a brutal bit of gay-bashing, and that means that his small, yappie, dog ("Jill") has to be entrusted to his rather curmudgeonly, author neighbour "Melvin" (Jack Nicholson) - not exactly the most loving and obvious of choices. Now this latter guy isn't exactly flavour of the month - indeed it's really only waitress "Carol" (Helen Hunt) who will put up with his selfish and churlish behaviour. When her young son becomes ill, she has to take time off and "Melvin" finds himself truly alone - with no breakfast! The solution, well all three of them take a trip and, well, you can imagine that with Nicholson and Hunt on super form here, Kinnear clearly thriving as their foil, and a screenplay from James L. Brooks at his best, we get an highly e...

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