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As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by James L. Brooks from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Andrus. It stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, bigoted and obsessive–compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with a chronically ill son, and Greg Kinnear as a gay artist.
Dec 25, 1997 · As Good as It Gets: Directed by James L. Brooks. With Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr.. A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- James L. Brooks
- 1997-12-25
Misanthropic author Melvin Udall's structured world is flipped upside down when he's suddenly drawn into the lives of his neighbor, a gay artist, and his regular waitress, a single mother looking after her sickly son. 6,030 IMDb 7.7 2 h 18 min 1997. X-Ray PG-13. Comedy · Drama · Emotional · Fun.
- 138 min
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Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) is an obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction who's rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor Simon (Greg Kinnear), but when he has to look after...
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- James L. Brooks
- PG-13
- Jack Nicholson
Reviews. As Good As It Gets. Roger Ebert December 22, 1997. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. There's something about Jack Nicholson that makes you want to grin. Maybe it's the anticipation that you'll see him get away with something. He's the guy who knows the angles.
Summaries. A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery. New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin.
Dec 23, 1997 · Summary An unusual friendship develops between three people in New York City: a single mother working as a waitress (Hunt), a writer with obsessive-compulsive disorder (Nicholson), and his neighbor, a gay artist (Kinnear). Comedy. Drama. Romance. Directed By: James L. Brooks. Written By: Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks. As Good as It Gets.
