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As Good as It Gets (1997)

PG-13 139 minutes EN Drama , Comedy , Romance

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

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 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, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

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Jack Nicholson

Melvin Udall

Helen Hunt

Carol Connelly

Greg Kinnear

Simon Bishop

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Frank Sachs

Shirley Knight

Beverly Connelly

Jesse James

Spencer Connelly

Yeardley Smith

Jackie Simpson

Lupe Ontiveros

Nora Manning

Skeet Ulrich

Vincent Lopiano

Harold Ramis

Dr. Bettes

Bibi Osterwald

Neighbor Woman

Ross Bleckner

Carl

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Walter Scott

Stunt Coordinator

John Bailey

Director of Photography

Richard Marks

Editor

Bill Brzeski

Production Design

Philip Toolin

Art Direction

Clay A. Griffith

Set Decoration

Molly Maginnis

Costume Design

Carrie Angland

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The most positive review

This movie will hit you hard, force you to think about your biases and make you pretty damn uncomfortable. But don't fret, you'll feel better by the end. And Nicholson is so natural as a misanthrope.

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When I first saw this movie I thought it was going to be a funny movie. It's actually a serious drama movie. I still liked it but he's a prick in this movie.

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Production companies: TriStar Pictures, Gracie Films

Production countries: United States of America

Budget: $50,000,000

Revenue: $314,178,011

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PG-13 (Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Films given this rating may contain sexual content, brief or partial nudity, some strong language and innuendo, humor, mature themes, political themes, terror and/or intense action violence. However, bloodshed is rarely present. This is the minimum rating at which drug content is present.)

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