1997 Best Picture

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As Good as It Gets

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

1997

139 min

Rated PG-13

7.7IMDB

67Metacritic

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.

Genres

DramaComedyRomance

Director

James L. Brooks

Cast

Jack NicholsonHelen HuntGreg KinnearCuba Gooding Jr.Shirley KnightJesse JamesYeardley SmithLupe Ontiveros

Community Stats

Total Ratings1

Average Rating6.0

Seen It1

On Watchlist0

On Lists0

Rating Distribution

Trailers & Videos

(3)

Backdrops & Images

(10)

Keywords

new york cityfriendshipwaitresssingle parentrestaurantlone wolfdogsitterroad tripracistneighborauthorobsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)single motherhome invasiondog+15 more