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As Good as It Gets (1997)

7.1 Listal rating
7.8 IMDB rating

1 Videos

10 Pictures

3 Reviews

37 Lists

734 Ratings

Comedy (27), Romance (18), Drama (16), 1990s (10), 1997 (5), Road Trip (4), Dog (4), Homophobia (3), Waitress (3), Homosexual (3), Artist (3), Neighbor (2), Piano (2), Restaurant (2), Obsessive Compulsive (2), Prejudice (2), Love (2), (2), Painter (2), OCD (2)

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Acerbic and outwardly despicable pulp novelist Melvin Udall lives in a haze of obsessive-compulsive behavior patterns, avoiding cracks in the sidewalk and rigidly adhering to his regimen of daily breakfasts in the cafe where harried single mom Carol Connelly (Helen Hunt) is the only waitress he'll accept. But his ordered, hermetic world falls apart ... (more)


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Starring (View all) :
Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Simon Bishop
Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Frank Sachs
Skeet Ulrich

Skeet Ulrich

Vincent Lopiano
Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Beverly Connelly
Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith

Jackie Simpson
Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

Nora Manning
Jill the Dog

Jill the Dog

Verdell (as Jill)
Timer the Dog

Timer the Dog

Supporting Dog


Written by (View all) :
Mark Andrus

Mark Andrus

(story)
James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks

(screenplay)


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Almost As Good As Nicholson Can Get.

Posted : 8 months, 2 weeks ago at Mar 11 21:41
As good as it gets revolves around a lonely guy named Melvin Udall (Nicholson) into his late fifties or so. He dislikes a lot of things, and is beginning to lose his mind. He lives in an apartment by himself, with a very unfortunate condition "OCD" (obsessive compulsive disorder). I could relate to Nicholson's character from the get go, because I have that condition myself. Anyway, Melvin is asked to watch one of his neighbor's little dogs for awhile. The neighbor is played by Greg Kinnear, who does excellent. He hates the dog at first, then becomes best friends with it. His neighbor becomes great friends with him as well, and they end up bonding throughout. Helen Hunt co-stars, and doesn't disappoint. Melvin is saved by those people, in the way of supporting him, and he realizes that he d...Read more

Rating : 9/10

''What if this is as good as it gets?''

Posted : 1 year ago at Nov 7 6:11
''What if this is as good as it gets?'' A single mother/waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship. Jack Nicholson: Melvin Udall Helen Hunt: Carol Connelly Greg Kinnear: Simon Bishop Nicholson won a well-deserved Oscar for this movie. Then again, I feel like he deserves an Oscar for virtually everything he's been in. Hell, you can even give him an Oscar nod for Anger Management. THATS how great he is! He's one of those actors who can communicate even more emotion when he's not saying anything than when he is. And of course, he has one of the coolest movie star voices ever, so it makes it a joy whenever he does speak. I still feel like "You can't handle the truth!" wouldn't be as priceless a line if Jack didn't yell it. He can say almost ...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Not Overstepping It's Cracks......

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 4 3:48
I've never really been into romance flicks all that much. The few that I do enjoy usually tend to have a sort of a sharp or jagged edge to 'em. And this one definitely does thru Jack's portrayal of a writer with "redrum" on his mind. At least, he does with the little dog during the opening sequence. Nicholson eases thru the role of a crusty curmudgeon with psychologically-based anti-social issues ( Is it just me or does it seem that the majority of Jack's most memorable roles always have something seriously askew upstairs? Or am I just being crazy?), & he does so with the insane-like smoothness of an actor who can do this blindfolded. And the fact that, at the same time, he still manages to allow himself to deliver lines that make the ladies go "awwww...", therefore, substantially incr...Read more

Rating : 9/10