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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.
- (320K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- James L. Brooks
- 1997-12-25
Dec 22, 2022 · Watch the trailer of the '90s classic comedy starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, and Greg Kinnear. See how Melvin Udall, a bitter novelist, learns to love and laugh with the help of a dog and a waitress.
- 2 min
- 328.6K
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
The structured world of a grumpy author with OCD crumbles when he's drawn into the lives of his injured neighbor and a stressed-out single mom. Watch trailers & learn more.
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...
- (85)
- James L. Brooks
- PG-13
- Jack Nicholson
Dec 22, 1997 · Roger Ebert praises Jack Nicholson's performance as a curmudgeon who learns to love in this comedy. He criticizes the film's formulaic plot and its failure to explore the irony of the characters' situations.
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A dysfunctional writer's world is forever changed by a waitress with a sick child, an artist neighbor and an ugly but endearing little dog. 1997...