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    As Good as It Gets

    As Good as It Gets

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

    1997

    2:19:17

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    7.4/10 (3.9k)

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    As Good as It Gets

    Genre

    Drama
    Comedy
    Romance

    Plot

    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.

    Director

    James L. Brooks

    Writers

    Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks, Mark Andrus,

    Stars

    Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Shirley Knight,