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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.
AwardCategoryNominee (s)ResultJames L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, and ...NominatedWonWonNominatedDec 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.
- (319K)
- 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
- 324.5K
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
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A mean-spirited New York author finds love with a waitress. 6,062 IMDb 7.7 2 h 18 min 1997. X-Ray PG-13. Comedy · Drama · Emotional · Fun. Available to rent or buy. Rent.
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.
- James L. Brooks
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
Dec 22, 1997 · A comedy about a curmudgeon who learns to love again, starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear. Roger Ebert praises the dialogue, the performances and the observation, but criticizes the conventional formula and the lost opportunities.