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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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Box office. $314.1 million [1] 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 ...
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TV Premiere Dates. As Good as It Gets. PG-13 Released Dec 19, 1997 2h 18m Romance Comedy LGBTQ+ TRAILERList View more videos. 86% Tomatometer 85 Reviews 86% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings Melvin ...
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As Good As It Gets is a comedy-drama film starring Jack Nicholson as a cranky novelist who learns to care for others through his relationships with a gay artist and a single mother. Watch this Oscar-winning movie on Prime Video and enjoy the witty dialogue, the touching moments, and the brilliant performances.
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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. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
Dec 22, 1997 · But "As Good as It Gets" is a compromise, a film that forces a smile onto material that doesn't wear one easily. Melvin is not a man ever destined to find lasting happiness, and the movie's happy ending feels like a blackout, seconds before more unhappiness begins. Advertisement. Yet there's so much good here, in the dialogue, the performances ...
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.