Movie Details

Title

As Good as It Gets

Overview

New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

Runtime

2 h 19 min

Release Date

19 December 1997

Actors

Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight, Yeardley Smith, Lupe Ontiveros, Lawrence Kasdan, Harold Ramis, Kathryn Morris, Alison Rose, Maya Rudolph, Julie Benz, Jimmy Workman, Jamie Kennedy, Brian Doyle-Murray, Peter Jacobson, Jesse James, Randall Batinkoff, Linda Gehringer, Kaitlin Hopkins, Danielle Spencer, Lisa Edelstein, Danielle Brisebois, Todd Solondz, Matt Malloy, Tom McGowan, Bibi Osterwald, Ross Bleckner, Bernadette Balagtas, Jaffe Cohen, Laurie Kilpatrick, Alice Vaughn, Shane Black, Stan Bly, Missi Pyle, Tara Subkoff, Rebekah Johnson, Leslie Stefanson, Patricia Childress, Wood Harris, Chloe Brooks, Cooper Brooks, Kristi Zea, Justin Herwick, John F. O'Donohue, Mary Elizabeth Still, Paul Greenberg, David A. Kipper, Antonia Jones, Alex Ballar, Bronwyn Cornelius, Amy Anzel, Laura Mayes Byrnes, Maurice LaMarche

Certification

PG-13

Genres

Comedy, Romance

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