A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Directed by James L. Brooks
new york city
friendship
waitress
single parent
restaurant
lone wolf
dogsitter
road trip
racist
neighbor
author
obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)
single mother
home invasion
dog
novelist
art dealer
rude
obnoxious
unlikely friendship
hospitalization
painter as artist
generosity
mother son relationship
dog owner
gay artist
unexpected romance
daily routine
child with illness
homophobic
Rank
#63 in 1997·#4189 overall
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Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
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Cast
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
Lawrence Kasdan
Dr. Green
Bibi Osterwald
Neighbor Woman
Crew
James L. Brooks
Director
James L. Brooks
Screenplay
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Richard Marks
Editor
John Bailey
Director of Photography
Richard Marks
Co-Producer
Richard Sakai
Executive Producer
Laurence Mark
Executive Producer
Laura Ziskin
Executive Producer
Kristi Zea
Producer
James L. Brooks
Producer
Felipe Savahge
Stunts
Popular Reviews
1021 reviews
JoannePRO
10.0★ · 10/29/24
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Danny Marshall
6.0★ · 12/14/25
Director really said “eh it’s As Good As It Gets.”hahaha get it….
Jokes aside, wasn’t my fav. It was alright. Oscar voters were tripping though. I love Nicholson but I mean come on…. He didn’t have a better performance than Damon.
Director really said “eh it’s As Good As It Gets.”hahaha get it….
Jokes aside, wasn’t my fav. It was alright. Oscar voters were tripping though. I love Nicholson but I mean come on…. He didn’t have a better performance than Damon.
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Tomé
6.9★ · 12/09/25
Amazing performances (especially Mr. Verdell) but whack plot and a bit boring due to the fact that it is unecessarily long, plus, Carol was pissing me off almost all the time.
Amazing performances (especially Mr. Verdell) but whack plot and a bit boring due to the fact that it is unecessarily long, plus, Carol was pissing me off almost all the time.
