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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.
- James L. Brooks
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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.
- $50 million
- Hans Zimmer
- James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, Kristi Zea
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. 5,983 IMDb 7.7 2 h 18 min 1997. X-Ray PG-13.
- 138 min
Rated: 3.5/4 • Jan 7, 2023. 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 ...
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- James L. Brooks
- PG-13
- Jack Nicholson
Dec 25, 2022 · In an early scene in As Good As It Gets, the one time Jack Nicholson ’s Melvin Udall is engaged in his work, the words just flow out of him. His genre of choice may not be my cup of tea, but he ...
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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 ...
Melvin Udall : I will tell you why the dog prefers me, now. It's a trick! I carry bacon. Melvin Udall : [tentatively] I'm gonna grab you. [beat] Melvin Udall : I didn't mean for that to be a question. I'm gonna grab you. [awkwardly kisses Carol] Melvin Udall : I know I can do better than that.
